老外 lǎo wài

(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 32495th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)
  2. 2. layman
  3. 3. amateur

Characters

Character Meaning
老 lǎo HSK 1
old (of people)
外 wài HSK 2
outside; external; foreign