Difference between revisions of "Expressing "within" a period of time using "zai... nei""

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The period of time in this structure can be a clear-cut indicator of time (days, months, years) or it can be a more vague indicator of time (short amount of time, a lifetime).
 
The period of time in this structure can be a clear-cut indicator of time (days, months, years) or it can be a more vague indicator of time (short amount of time, a lifetime).
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==See Also==
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* [[Expressing existence in a place with "zai"]]
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* [[Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"]]
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* [[Indicating location with "zai" before verbs]]
  
 
==Sources and further reading==
 
==Sources and further reading==
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{{Source|Anything Goes (无所不谈)|117}}
 
{{Source|Anything Goes (无所不谈)|117}}
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[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
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{{Basic Grammar|在|B1|在 + Time + 内|你 必须 <em>在</em> 一周 <em>内</em> 完成。|grammar point|ASG000000}}
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{{Rel char|内}}
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{{Similar|Expressing existence in a place with "zai"}}
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{{Similar|Indicating location with "zai" before verbs}}
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{{Similar|Expressing location with "zai... shang / xia / li"}}
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{{Similar|Idiomatic phrases with "zai"}}
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{{Structure|Sentence Patterns}}
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{{Translation|in}}
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{{Translation|within}}

Revision as of 02:06, 24 July 2018

"在 (a period of time) 内" is exactly as it seems and is simply a way to express "in (a period of time)."

Structure

在 + (a period of time) + 内

The period of time in this structure can be a clear-cut indicator of time (days, months, years) or it can be a more vague indicator of time (short amount of time, a lifetime).

See Also

Sources and further reading

Books

HSK4