外
国

Foreign (country) in Chinese: 外国 (wài guó)

wài guó

foreign (country)

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 外國1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1foreign (country)

Stroke order

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外
国

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄨㄛˊ

guó

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

外国

Simplified

外國

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我有一个外国朋友。

    wǒ yǒu yí gè wài guó péng yǒu。

    I have a foreign friend.

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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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