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Diplomacy in Chinese: 外交 (wài jiāo)

wài jiāo

diplomacy

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1diplomacy
  2. 2diplomatic
  3. 3foreign affairs

Stroke order

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外
交

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 外交官有多种特权。

    wài jiāo guān yǒu duō zhǒng tè quán。

    Diplomats are allowed various privileges.

  • 你应该做一个外交官。

    nǐ yīng gāi zuò yí gè wài jiāo guān。

    You should be a diplomat.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

交

jiāo

to hand over

交流

jiāo liú

to exchange

交通

jiāo tōng

to be connected

另外

lìng wài

additional

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

交换

jiāo huàn

to exchange

交际

jiāo jì

communication

意外

yì wài

unexpected

国外

guó wài

abroad

外边

wài bian

outside

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