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Abroad in Chinese: 国外 (guó wài)

guó wài

abroad

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 國外1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1abroad
  2. 2external (affairs)
  3. 3overseas
  4. 4foreign

Stroke order

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国
外

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ㄍㄨㄛˊ

guó

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

国外

Simplified

國外

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我哥哥在国外读书。

    wǒ gē ge zài guó wài dú shū。

    My older brother studies abroad.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

国

guó

country

中国

zhōng guó

China

国家

guó jiā

country

国际

guó jì

international

另外

lìng wài

additional

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

国籍

guó jí

nationality

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

祖国

zǔ guó

motherland

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