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Inside and outside in Chinese: 内外 (nèi wài)

nèi wài

inside and outside

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 內外1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1inside and outside
  2. 2domestic and foreign
  3. 3approximately
  4. 4about

Stroke order

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内
外

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ㄋㄟˋ

nèi

ㄋ/ nㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

内外

Simplified

內外

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这座房子内外都打扫得很干净。

    zhè zuò fáng zi nèi wài dōu dǎ sǎo dé hěn gān jìng。

    This house is cleaned spotlessly inside and out.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

内

nèi

inside

另外

lìng wài

additional

内容

nèi róng

content

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

内科

nèi kē

internal medicine

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

国外

guó wài

abroad

外边

wài bian

outside

外国

wài guó

foreign (country)

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