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Outside in Chinese: 之外 (zhī wài)

zhī wài

outside

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Definitions

  1. 1outside
  2. 2excluding

Stroke order

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之
外

Zhuyin

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ㄓ

zhī

ㄓ/ zh—/ first tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 除了他之外，别人都不知道。

    chú le tā zhī wài， bié rén dōu bù zhī dào。

    Apart from him, no one else knows.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

之

zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的)

分之

fēn zhī

(indicating a fraction)

另外

lìng wài

additional

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

总之

zǒng zhī

in a word

国外

guó wài

abroad

外边

wài bian

outside

外国

wài guó

foreign (country)

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