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外
Meaning
- outside
- in addition
- foreign
Example sentence
户外运动。
Exercise outdoors.
The character 外
外 is outside: 外边, 外面, 门外. It marks the foreign — 外国, 外语, 外国人 — and the additional: 另外 besides, 以外 apart from.
Words containing 外
- 国外 guó wài abroad
- 外边 wài bian outside
- 外国 wài guó foreign country
- 外语 wài yǔ foreign language
- 外地 wài dì parts of the country other than where one is
- 外卖 wài mài (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
- 以外 yǐ wài apart from
- 另外 lìng wài additional
- 外交 wài jiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wài miàn outside
- 外文 wài wén foreign language (written)
- 意外 yì wài unexpected
- 此外 cǐ wài besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
- 格外 gé wài especially; particularly; even more than usual
- 外汇 wài huì foreign (currency) exchange
- 外交官 wài jiāo guān diplomat
- 外套 wài tào outer garment; jacket; coat