外
卖

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal in Chinese: 外卖 (wài mài)

wài mài

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal

HSK 3.0 Level 2Traditional: 外賣1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
  2. 2takeout (business)
  3. 3takeout (meal)

Stroke order

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外
卖

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄞˋ

mài

ㄇ/ mㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

外卖

Simplified

外賣

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 今天我们点外卖吧。

    jīn tiān wǒ men diǎn wài mài ba。

    Let's order takeout today.

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Related words

卖

mài

to sell

外

wài

outside

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

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