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市內

简市内 · 繁市內

Mandarin · pinyin shì nèi

inside the city

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市: shì · market, fair; city, town; trade
內: nèi · inside, interior; domestic
内: nèi · inside

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4–4 · shi4 nei4

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noun

within the confines of a town; in town; in the city

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