区内 (qū nèi) — (noun) within the district, intra-area, internal region

Definition

Compound noun meaning 'within the district' or 'intra-area' — used as a fixed attributive before another noun (e.g. 区内交通). Pairs with 区外 ('outside the district') as its natural opposite.

noun
within the districtintra-areainternal region

Examples

  • 区内。
    Zhè ge zhèng cè zhī zài qū nèi yǒu xiào.
    This policy is only effective within the district.
  • 区内。
    qū nèi Jiāo tōng fēi cháng fāng biàn.
    Transportation within the area is very convenient.
  • 区内。
    Tā men zhǔ yào guān zhù qū nèi fā zhǎn.
    They focus mainly on intraregional development.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

区qūdistrict
内nèiinside

区 names the district and 内 names the inside, giving the sense of within that district.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 入入rùto enter
  • 冂冂jiōnghouse

The shape shows 入 entering into 冂, a house, so it pictures bringing something indoors, giving the sense inside.

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