内陆 (nèi lù) — inland; interior (area away from the coast) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

指远离海岸的内地或一国远离海洋的内陆地区。As a noun it contrasts with 沿海 (coastal).

noun

inlandinterior (area away from the coast)

Examples

内陆。
Zhōng guó nèi lù yǒu xǔ duō dà chéng shì.
There are many big cities in China's inland.
内陆。
Tā lái zì nèi lù de nóng cūn.
He comes from a rural area in the interior.
内陆。
Hěn duō rén xǐ huan zhù zài yán hǎi chéng shì ér bú shì nèi lù.
Many people like to live in coastal cities rather than inland.

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.

内 (inside) and 陆 (land) combine to mean land away from the coast.

Characters in this word

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.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 陸; 陆 is its simplified writing.

阝坴陸

Meaning part形符xíngfú

阝Written in full as阜fù

Sound part声符shēngfú

坴

坴lù陸lù

Same sound today

The traditional form 陸 uses 阝 (written in full as 阜) for the meaning and 坴 for the sound; the simplified 陆 is a later shorthand.

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