内地 nèi dì inlandinteriorhinterlandmainland China (PRC excluding Hong Kong and Macau, but including islands such as Hainan)Japan (used in Taiwan during Japanese colonization) Example sentences 住在海岛的人称呼大陆为内地。 zhù zài hǎidǎo de rén chēnghu dàlù wèi nèidì. People who live on islands call the mainland the inside land