HSK 5 · VERSION 2.0#36
Expressing “Including” with “zài nèi”
在内
How it works
在内 (zài nèi) means “including” or “counting... in.” It is used when the speaker wants to clearly include a certain item or group within a larger total.
It often appears in formal or written Chinese.
The pattern
Noun + 在内 (zài nèi)
Example sentences
包括经理在内,一共有十五个人参加了这次会议。
Including the manager, a total of fifteen people attended this meeting.
所有费用,交通费和住宿费在内,大概需要五千元左右。
All expenses, including transportation and accommodation, will cost about five thousand yuan.
这套资料,练习题和答案在内,一共分成四个部分。
This set of materials, including exercises and answers, is divided into four parts in total.
Key point
This is a formal way to say that something is part of the total count or scope.