HSK · Level 10
135 words
Chinese word
内地
Pronunciation
Pinyinnèi dì
Meaning
- nounmainland
Example
从台湾到内地需要办理通行证吗？cóng tái wān dào nèi dì xū yào bàn lǐ tōng xíng zhèng ma
Do you need a travel permit to go from Taiwan to the mainland?
More examples
很多内地居民在春节回家与家人团聚。hěn duō nèi dì jū mín zài chūn jié huí jiā yǔ jiā rén tuán jù
Many mainland residents go home during the Spring Festival to reunite with their families.
Core concept
The land on the home side of a boundary, especially when an island, a special region, or overseas communities are contrasted with China.
Common phrases
来自内地lái zì nèi dì
from the mainland
内地居民nèi dì jū mín
mainland residents
返回内地fǎn huí nèi dì
return to the mainland
Similar words
大陆dà lù: The connected inland part of a country or region, rather than its islands.
本土bén tǔ: The home territory of a country or region, separate from areas outside its core land.
Definition in Chinese
在两岸或跨境语境中，指相对于台湾、香港、澳门或海外的中国本土地区。zài liǎng àn huò kuà jìng yǔ jìng zhōng zhǐ xiāng duì yú tái wān xiāng gǎng ào mén huò hǎi wài de zhōng guó bén tǔ dì qū
Word origin
内地 (nèidì, "inland") literally combines 内 (nèi, "inside") and 地 (dì, "land"), making the word easy to connect with the area seen as inside the wider national space.
Usage tips
- The word belongs to cross-border and cross-strait usage, where the same destination can be described differently depending on the speaker's regional setting.