内幕
Old HSK 6
内幕 (nèimù) · inside story
内幕 (nèimù) means “inside story; behind the scenes”. It is written with 2 characters: 内 (inside) + 幕 (curtain). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 内幕 is built
The characters
内 nèi · inside
What 内 is made of
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A man 人 entering a door 冂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
幕 mù · curtain
What 幕 is made of
- 莫mò — cannot
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 旲tái — daylight
- 日rì — sun; day
- 大dà — big
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
记者揭露了事情的内幕。Jìzhě jiēlù le shìqing de nèimù.The reporter exposed the inside story.
很少有人知道这件事的内幕。Hěnshǎo yǒu rén zhīdào zhè jiàn shì de nèimù.Few people know what really happened behind the scenes.
Questions about 内幕
What does 内幕 mean?
内幕 (nèimù) means “inside story; behind the scenes”.
How do you pronounce 内幕?
内幕 is pronounced nèimù.
Which HSK level is 内幕?
内幕 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 国内guónèidomestic
- 内容nèiróngcontent
- 内心nèixīnheart
- 内部nèibùinside
- 内科nèikēinternal medicine
- 以内yǐnèiwithin
- 内涵nèihánmeaning
- 内在nèizàiinner
- 内nèiinside
- 开幕式kāimùshìopening ceremony
Learn 内幕 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 130: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.