Outside in Chinese: 外 (wài)
wài
outside
Definitions
- 1outside
- 2in addition
- 3foreign
- 4external
Stroke order
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Zhuyin
This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.
ㄨㄞˋ
wài
Example sentences
See 外 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
户外运动。
hù wài yùn dòng。
Exercise outdoors.
那是例外。
nà shì lì wài。
That's an exception.
Related words
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
国外
guó wài
abroad
外边
wài bian
outside
外国
wài guó
foreign (country)
外语
wài yǔ
foreign language
外地
wài dì
parts of the country other than where one is
外卖
wài mài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
以外
yǐ wài
apart from
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