里面 裡面 lǐ miàn inside / interior / also pr. [li3 mian5] syn 内 內 nèi inside / inner / internal / within / interior syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 中间 中間 zhōng jiān the middle / the inside / in the middle / within / between / among / during / in the meantime syn 之中 zhī zhōng inside / among / in the midst of (doing sth) / during syn 之内 之內 zhī nèi inside / within syn 内部 內部 nèi bù interior / inside (part, section) / internal syn 里头 裡頭 lǐ tou inside / interior syn 蒙在鼓里 蒙在鼓裡 méng zài gǔ lǐ lit. kept inside a drum (idiom) / fig. completely in the dark syn 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 里边 裡邊 lǐ bian inside syn 底细 底細 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up syn 内情 內情 nèi qíng inside story / inside information syn 冲击力 衝擊力 chōng jī lì force of impact or thrust 华而不实 華而不實 huá ér bù shí flower but no fruit (idiom) / handsome exterior but hollow inside / flashy syn 表里 表裡 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior 小卖部 小賣部 xiǎo mài bù kiosk / snack counter / retail department or section inside a larger business syn 市内 市內 shì nèi inside the city 内外 內外 nèi wài inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about syn 里里外外 裡裡外外 lǐ lǐ wài wài inside and out syn 穿插 chuān chā to insert / to take turns, alternate / to interweave / to interlace / subplot / interlude / episode / (military) to thrust deep into the enemy forces syn 正反 zhèng fǎn positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside 推力 tuī lì driving force / impetus / thrust (of a boat or airplane engine) / repelling force 封装 封裝 fēng zhuāng to encapsulate / to enclose / to wrap / to seal inside syn 回马枪 回馬槍 huí mǎ qiāng sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard) 眼底 yǎn dǐ fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama syn 里外 裡外 lǐ wài inside and out / or so syn 就里 就裡 jiù lǐ inside story syn 底蕴 底蘊 dǐ yùn inside information / concrete details syn 揭底 jiē dǐ to reveal the inside story / to expose sb's secrets syn 空心 kōng xīn hollow / (of vegetables) to become hollow or spongy inside / (of a basketball) to swish through (not touching the hoop) syn 反转 反轉 fǎn zhuǎn reversal / inversion / to reverse / to invert (upside down, inside out, back to front, white to black etc) syn 内装 內裝 nèi zhuāng filled with / internal decoration / installed inside 内详 內詳 nèi xiáng name and address of the sender enclosed / details inside 内皮 內皮 nèi pí (med.) endothelium / thin skin on the inside of some fruits (e.g. oranges) 闷骚 悶騷 mēn sāo (coll.) outwardly cold or retiring but deep and passionate inside 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together syn 滚瓜烂熟 滾瓜爛熟 gǔn guā làn shú lit. ripe as a melon that rolls from its vine (idiom) / fig. to know fluently / to know sth inside out / to know sth by heart syn 从里到外 從裡到外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly 封二 fēng èr inside front cover 消息灵通人士 消息靈通人士 xiāo xi líng tōng rén shì well-informed source / person with inside information 封三 fēng sān inside back cover 由表及里 由表及裡 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance 色厉内荏 色厲內荏 sè lì nèi rěn lit. show strength while weak inside (idiom) / appearing fierce while cowardly at heart / a sheep in wolf's clothing 刺 cì thorn / sting / thrust / to prick / to pierce / to stab / to assassinate / to murder syn 袖 xiù sleeve / to tuck inside one's sleeve syn 窝心 窩心 wō xīn aggrieved / dejected / (Tw, southern China) to be moved by a kind gesture etc / to feel gratified / to feel warm inside syn 瓤 ráng pulp (of fruit) / sth inside a covering / bad / weak syn 泄底 洩底 xiè dǐ to divulge the inside story syn 倒空 dào kōng to empty (a bag) / to turn inside out / to turn out 怀仁堂 懷仁堂 huái rén táng Huairen Hall or Huairentang, a building inside Zhongnanhai 中南海[Zhong1 nan2 hai3], used as the main meeting place of the Politburo of the CCP 口爆 kǒu bào (slang) to ejaculate inside sb's mouth 形成层 形成層 xíng chéng céng vascular cambium (layer of tissue responsible for growth inside wood) 边材 邊材 biān cái sapwood (between vascular cambium and pith inside growing wood) 莩 fú membrane lining inside a cylindrical stem / culm syn 搠 shuò daub / thrust syn 膛线 膛線 táng xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) 来复线 來復線 lái fù xiàn rifling (spiral lines on inside of gun barrel imparting spin to the bullet) 里勾外连 裡勾外連 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out 反裘负刍 反裘負芻 fǎn qiú fù chú lit. to wear one's coat inside out and carry firewood on one's back (idiom) / fig. to live a life of poverty and hard work / fig. to act stupidly 外圆内方 外圓內方 wài yuán nèi fāng lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom) / fig. velvet glove 外宽内忌 外寬內忌 wài kuān nèi jì magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom) 杜门不出 杜門不出 dù mén bù chū to shut the door and remain inside / fig. to cut off contact 买椟还珠 買櫝還珠 mǎi dú huán zhū to buy a wooden box and return the pearls inside / to show poor judgment (idiom) syn 隐忍不发 隱忍不發 yǐn rěn bù fā to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions 隐忍不言 隱忍不言 yǐn rěn bù yán to keep one's emotions inside oneself / to restrain one's emotions 推力结构 推力結构 tuī lì jié gòu thrust frame / thrust structure 封里 封裡 fēng lǐ inside front cover (sometimes refers to both inside front and inside back covers) 内胆 內膽 nèi dǎn inner container (e.g. the rice pot inside a rice cooker, the vacuum bottle inside a thermos, the tank inside a hot water heater, the bladder of a football) 揕 zhèn to hit / to thrust 冲断层 衝斷層 chōng duàn céng thrust fault (geology) / compression fault 龙门山断层 龍門山斷層 lóng mén shān duàn céng Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin 龙门断层 龍門斷層 lóng mén duàn céng Longmenshan fault line, a tectonically active thrust fault line at the northwest boundary of the Sichuan basin 冲覆突 沖覆突 toe thrust 推力偏心 tuī lì piān xīn thrust misalignment 祊 bēng side altar inside ancestral temple 柷 zhù percussion instrument, a tapering wooden box struck on the inside with a wooden stick 倒过儿 倒過兒 dào guò r the wrong way round (back to front, inside out etc) 内切球 內切球 nèi qiē qiú inside cut (golf) / (math.) inscribed sphere / insphere 坐探 zuò tàn inside informer / mole / plant syn 心里美萝卜 心裡美蘿蔔 xīn li měi luó bo Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable 槺 kāng empty space inside a building 焗 jú (dialect) to cook in salt or sand, inside a sealed pot / to steam / to bake 金玉其外，败絮其中 金玉其外，敗絮其中 jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom) 金玉其表，败絮其中 金玉其表，敗絮其中 jīn yù qí biǎo , bài xù qí zhōng gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom) 香蕉人 xiāng jiāo rén banana person (yellow outside, white inside) / mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans / Westernized person of Asian appearance 蛋饼 蛋餅 dàn bǐng egg pancake (thin pancake rolled up with omelet inside, popular in Taiwan as a breakfast dish) 来福线 來福線 lái fú xiàn rifling (helical grooves inside the barrel of a gun) 半表半里 半表半裡 bàn biǎo bàn lǐ half outside, half inside / half interior, half exterior 口射 kǒu shè to ejaculate inside sb's mouth 外刚内柔 外剛內柔 wài gāng nèi róu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1] 灯草 燈草 dēng cǎo the spongy, white pulp inside the stem of rush plants, used as a wick for oil lamps 穿反 chuān fǎn to wear inside out (clothes) 铁将军把门 鐵將軍把門 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom) / fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside 内外兼修 內外兼修 nèi wài jiān xiū (of a person) beautiful inside and out 茶垢 chá gòu tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) 茶锈 茶鏽 chá xiù tea stain (on the inside of a tea pot, tea cup etc) 傲娇 傲嬌 ào jiāo (coll.) presenting as unfriendly and blunt, but warm and tender inside (loanword from Japanese "tsundere") 封底里 封底裡 fēng dǐ lǐ inside back cover 