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Outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense) in Chinese: 外面 (wài miàn)

wài miàn

outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

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Definitions

  1. 1outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2surface
  3. 3exterior
  4. 4external appearance

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外
面

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄇㄧㄢˋ

miàn

ㄇ/ mㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 外面下雨了，别出去。

    wài miàn xià yǔ le， bié chū qù。

    It's raining outside, don't go out.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

面

miàn

face

后面

hòu mian

the back

前面

qián miàn

ahead

见面

jiàn miàn

to meet

面包

miàn bāo

bread

面条

miàn tiáo

noodles

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

方面

fāng miàn

respect

另外

lìng wài

additional

表面

biǎo miàn

surface

此外

cǐ wài

besides

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