Chinese word

以内

Pronunciation

Pinyinyǐ nèi

Meaning

  • prepositionwithin

Example

请在三天以内回复我们。qǐng zài sān tiān yǐ nèi huí fù wǒ men

Please reply to us within three days.

Illustration for 以内 (within)

More examples

请在收到货物后七天以内联系我们。qǐng zài shōu dào huò wù hòu qī tiān yǐ nèi lián xì wǒ men

Please contact us within seven days of receiving the goods.

Core concept

Something stays on the inner side of a measured boundary, with the boundary counted as allowed.

Common phrases

  • 三天以内sān tiān yǐ nèi

    within three days

  • 七天以内qī tiān yǐ nèi

    within seven days

  • 一周以内yì zhōu yǐ nèi

    within one week

Similar words

之内zhī nèi: Places something inside a stated boundary, range, or period.

Definition in Chinese

表示不超出某一上限，强调在该上限之内，常与数词连用以说明时间、数量或空间的界限。biǎo shì bù chāo chū mǒu yí shàng xiàn qiáng diào zài gāi shàng xiàn zhī nèi cháng yǔ shù cí lián yòng yǐ shuō míng shí jiān shù liàng huò kōng jiān de jiè xiàn

Word origin

以内 (yǐnèi, "within") joins 以 (yǐ, "according to") + 内 (nèi, "inside"), creating the idea of an inner range measured from a limit.

Usage tips

  • In schedules and quantities, this word marks an inclusive ceiling rather than an exact time or amount that must be reached.

Other meanings

  • up topreposition

Opposites

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