Character
| HSK | 2 |
|---|---|
| FREQUENCY | 131st character |
| RADICAL | ⼣ (36.2) |
| STROKES | 5 |
| INDEX # | 293 |
out, outside, external; foreign
HSK 2
#131
DEFINITIONS
- out, outside, external
- foreign
- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
STROKES
WORDS
| 外间 wài jiān | outer room; the external world; outside |
| 节外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī | a new branch grows out of a knot (idiom); fig. side issues keep arising |
| 外交大臣 wài jiāo dà chén | Foreign Secretary; (UK) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| 外强中干 wài qiáng zhōng gān | strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom) |
| 外挂 wài guà | attached externally (e.g. fuel tank); plug-in; add-on; special software used to cheat in an online game |
| 外宾 wài bīn | foreign guest; international visitor |
| 外乡人 wài xiāng rén | a stranger; out-of-towner |
| 里外 lǐ wài | inside and out; or so |
| 外债 wài zhài | foreign debt |
| 身外之物 shēn wài zhī wù | mere worldly possessions |
| 道外 dào wài | Daowai district of Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1] in Heilongjiang |
| 外来词 wài lái cí | loanword |
| 外侨 wài qiáo | foreigner |
| 外分泌 wài fēn mì | exocrine; external secretion (e.g. saliva) |
| 外向型 wài xiàng xíng | export-oriented (economic model) |
| 外国语 wài guó yǔ | foreign language |
| 外办 wài bàn | foreign affairs office |
| 外销 wài xiāo | to export; to sell abroad |
| 外长 wài zhǎng | foreign minister; secretary of state; minister of foreign affairs |
| 涉外 shè wài | concerning foreigners or foreign affairs |
| 外孙子 wài sūn zi | (coll.) daughter's son; grandson |
| 外延 wài yán | extension (semantics) |
| 外患 wài huàn | foreign aggression |
| 外敷 wài fū | to apply externally |
| 外耳 wài ěr | outer ear |