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External in Chinese: 外来 (wài lái)

wài lái

external

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 外來1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1external
  2. 2foreign
  3. 3outside

Stroke order

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外
来

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄞˊ

lái

ㄌ/ lㄞ/ aiˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

外来

Simplified

外來

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这些外来人口给城市带来了活力。

    zhè xiē wài lái rén kǒu gěi chéng shì dài lái le huó lì。

    These migrants from outside brought vitality to the city.

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Related words

来

lái

to come

外

wài

outside

本来

běn lái

original

从来

cóng lái

always

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

将来

jiāng lái

in the future

另外

lìng wài

additional

起来

qǐ lai

to stand up

原来

yuán lái

original

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

看来

kàn lai

apparently

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