内地

nèidì

mainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan); Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization)

noun HSK 3.0 · Band 7 trad. 內地

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他来自内地。

He comes from the mainland.

内地哪个城市最发达?

Which inland city is the most developed?