wài

outside; external; foreign

HSK 2 #131

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 131st character
Radical ⼣ (36.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 293

Definitions

外 wài
  1. 1. outside
  2. 2. external
  3. 3. foreign
  4. 4. in addition

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Words containing 外

Word Meaning
unofficial biography; side story; spin-off
foreign debt
injury; wound; trauma
foreigner
splayed feet
splayed feet
bow legs; bandy legs
apocryphal writings
apocryphal writings
to make an official visit (often abroad)
to make an official visit (often abroad)
exocrine gland
appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability
tough outside, soft-hearted inside
additive
additive
plug-in (software); add-on (software)
foreign affairs
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty
foreign worker; abbr. for wài jí láo gōng
foreign worker; abbr. for wài jí láo gōng
outsourcing