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

Stroke order

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Words containing 外

Word Meaning
loanword
to regard sb as an outsider
outer layer; outer shell
over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
sister's daughter; wife's sibling's daughter
off campus
voice-over; background narration
outside (a country's) borders
approximately; about; inside and outside
to go out; to leave for another place
outside world; society
outer area (of a place that has an inner area)
inside and out
foreign (currency) exchange
outer side
layman
external force; pressure from outside
offshore; open sea
outer skin; carapace
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
external help; foreign aid
the actual meaning of what was said
foreigner
outside (a group etc); not connected (with an event etc)