外
边

Outside in Chinese: 外边 (wài bian)

wài bian

outside

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 外邊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1outside
  2. 2outer surface
  3. 3abroad
  4. 4place other than one's home

Stroke order

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外
边

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄅㄧㄢ

bian

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ an

Simplified & traditional

外边

Simplified

外邊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 外边正在下雨。

    wài bian zhèng zài xià yǔ。

    It's raining outside.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

边

biān

side

旁边

páng biān

side

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

一边

yī biān

one side

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

北边

běi biān

north

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