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在内 (zài nèi) — (fixed phrase after a verb) included in it; among them

Definition

在内 is not used on its own — it follows a verb to mean 'included in it / among them' (e.g. 算在内, 你在内). Use 其中 when no verb precedes it.

noun
(fixed phrase after a verb) included in itamong them

Examples

  • ，在内。
    Zhè cì lǚ xíng, suǒ yǒu fèi yòng dōu suàn zài nèi.
    All expenses are included in this trip.
  • ，在内。
    Wǒ men bān yǒu sān shí gè xué shēng, nǐ zài nèi.
    There are thirty students in our class, and you are among them.
  • 在内。
    Zhè ge jì huà bǎ xīn xiàng mù yě liè zài nèi.
    This plan also lists the new project in it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

在zàibe at
内nèiinside

在 (be at) and 内 (inside) together mean being included inside something.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

The early form of 在 used 才 for its sound; a second sound part 士 was added later, and that 士 became the 土 seen in 在.

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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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Grammar

Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 5

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