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Layman in Chinese: 外行 (wài háng)

wài háng

layman

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1layman
  2. 2amateur

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行

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄏㄤˊ

háng

ㄏ/ hㄤ/ angˊ/ second tone

Example sentences

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  • 说到修车，我完全是个外行。

    shuō dào xiū chē， wǒ wán quán shì gè wài háng。

    When it comes to fixing cars, I'm a total layman.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

行

xíng

to walk

举行

jǔ xíng

to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc)

银行

yín háng

bank

进行

jìn xíng

to advance

另外

lìng wài

additional

流行

liú xíng

(of a contagious disease etc) to spread

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

实行

shí xíng

to implement

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

行动

xíng dòng

operation

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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