introverted; inward-oriented
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
introverted; reserved; inward
Describes a person's personality or character. Opposite of 外向 (extroverted).
Xiǎo小
Wáng王
xìng性
gé格
nèi内
xiàng向
，
xǐ喜
huān欢
dú独
chǔ处
。
Xiao Wang has an introverted personality and enjoys being alone.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
nèi内
xiàng向
de的
rén人
，
bù不
qīng轻
yì易
fā发
biǎo表
yì意
jiàn见
。
He is a reserved person who doesn't express his opinions easily.
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Hái孩
zi子
xiǎo小
shí时
hou候
bǐ比
jiào较
nèi内
xiàng向
，
shàng上
le了
xué学
yǐ以
hòu后
kāi开
lǎng朗
duō多
le了
。
The child was quite introverted when young, but became much more outgoing after starting school.
attributive
inward-looking; domestically-oriented; domestic-market-focused
technicalA technical/economic term used as an attribute before a noun to describe policies, economies, or industries focused on the domestic market rather than exports.
Zhōng中
guó国
zhèng正
cóng从
wài外
xiàng向
xíng型
jīng经
jì济
xiàng向
nèi内
xiàng向
xíng型
jīng经
jì济
zhuǎn转
xíng型
。
China is transitioning from an export-oriented economy to a domestically-oriented one.
Nèi内
xiàng向
xíng型
fā发
zhǎn展
zhàn战
luè略
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
wěn稳
dìng定
guó国
nèi内
xū需
qiú求
。
An inward-looking development strategy helps stabilize domestic demand.
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Zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
zhǔ主
yào要
cǎi采
qǔ取
nèi内
xiàng向
xíng型
jīng经
yíng营
mó模
shì式
。
This company primarily adopts a domestic-market-focused business model.