外 wài

out, outside, external; foreign

HSK 2 #131

DEFINITIONS

  • out, outside, external
  • foreign
  • outside
  • in addition
  • foreign
  • external

STROKES

WORDS

外来语 wài lái yǔ loanword
婚外恋 hūn wài liàn see 婚外情[hun1 wai4 qing2]
见外 jiàn wài to regard sb as an outsider
外层 wài céng outer layer; outer shell
开外 kāi wài over and above (some amount); beyond (budget)
外甥女 wài sheng nǚ sister's daughter; wife's sibling's daughter
校外 xiào wài off campus
画外音 huà wài yīn voice-over; background narration
境外 jìng wài outside (a country's) borders
内外 nèi wài inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about
出外 chū wài to go out; to leave for another place
外场 wài cháng outside world; society
外场 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area); dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen); outfield (baseball etc); area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium); field (maintenance, testing etc); (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage
里里外外 lǐ lǐ wài wài inside and out
外汇 wài huì foreign (currency) exchange
外侧 wài cè outer side
门外汉 mén wài hàn layman
外力 wài lì external force; pressure from outside
外海 wài hǎi offshore; open sea
外皮 wài pí outer skin; carapace
喜出望外 xǐ chū wàng wài to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom); overjoyed at the turn of events
外援 wài yuán external help; foreign aid
言外之意 yán wài zhī yì unspoken implication (idiom); the actual meaning of what was said
外来人 wài lái rén foreigner
局外 jú wài outside (a group etc); not connected (with an event etc); external
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