内部 nèibù interior
interior; inside (part, section); internal
How to remember 内部: 内 inside + 部 section = interior.
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How it is used
- Interior / internal (part) - 内部结构 (nèibù jiégòu) internal structure; 内部消息 (nèibù xiāoxi) inside information.
- For the inside of an organization or object, and 'internal/confidential' matters.
- Contrast 外部 (wàibù, external), its antonym; and 里面 (lǐmiàn, inside, more concrete/spatial).