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
内幕
nèimù
inside story; hidden details
Characters in this word
幕 mù
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 调查报道揭开了行业内幕，也迫使监管部门重新审查相关规定。 Diàochá bàodào jiēkāi le hángyè nèimù, yě pòshǐ jiānguǎn bùmén chóngxīn shěnchá xiāngguān guīdìng. The investigative report exposed the industry's hidden workings and forced regulators to re-examine the relevant rules.
- 记者想了解这件事背后的内幕。 Jìzhě xiǎng liǎojiě zhè jiàn shì bèihòu de nèimù. The reporter wants to learn the inside story behind this matter.
- 这部电影讲的是一家公司不为人知的内幕。 Zhè bù diànyǐng jiǎng de shì yì jiā gōngsī bù wéi rén zhī de nèimù. This film tells the little-known inside story of a company.
Related words
- 国内 guónèi within the country
- 内 nèi inside; within
- 内容 nèiróng content
- 内心 nèixīn inner heart; inside
- 内部 nèibù inside; internal part
- 内科 nèikē internal medicine department
- 以内 yǐnèi within
- 内在 nèizài inner; internal
- 在内 zàinèi included
- 之内 zhīnèi within (inside a limit)
- 海内外 hǎinèiwài both at home and abroad
- 内涵 nèihán connotation