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境内

jìngnèi

within the borders; within the territory

A red dashed border encloses green hills and a lake
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Characters in this word

境 jìng

Strokes
14
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 竟 finally, after all, at last
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 境

内 nèi

Strokes
4
Radical
入 — to enter, to come in
Made of
冂 frame 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 该法规适用于所有在本国境内运营的平台企业。 Gāi fǎguī shìyòng yú suǒyǒu zài běnguó jìngnèi yùnyíng de píngtái qǐyè. This regulation applies to all platform companies operating within the country's territory.
  • 这条河流经本省境内,全长两百多公里。 Zhè tiáo hé liújīng běn shěng jìngnèi, quáncháng liǎng bǎi duō gōnglǐ. This river flows through the province and is over two hundred kilometres long.
  • 这个国家境内有很多高山和湖泊。 Zhège guójiā jìngnèi yǒu hěn duō gāoshān hé húpō. There are many high mountains and lakes within this country.

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