外
界

The outside world in Chinese: 外界 (wài jiè)

wài jiè

the outside world

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Definitions

  1. 1the outside world
  2. 2external

Stroke order

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外
界

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄝˋ

jiè

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他生病以后很少和外界联系。

    tā shēng bìng yǐ hòu hěn shǎo hé wài jiè lián xì。

    After falling ill, he rarely contacted the outside world.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

界

jiè

(bound form) boundary

世界

shì jiè

world

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

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