对
外

External in Chinese: 对外 (duì wài)

duì wài

external

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 對外1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1external
  2. 2foreign
  3. 3pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)

Stroke order

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对
外

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ㄉㄨㄟˋ

duì

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄟ/ eiˋ/ fourth tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

对外

Simplified

對外

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 这家公司的对外业务发展得很快。

    zhè jiā gōng sī de duì wài yè wù fā zhǎn dé hěn kuài。

    This company's foreign business is developing quickly.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

对

duì

right

对话

duì huà

to talk (with sb)

对面

duì miàn

(sitting) opposite

反对

fǎn duì

to oppose

另外

lìng wài

additional

此外

cǐ wài

besides

对比

duì bǐ

to contrast

对待

duì dài

to treat

对方

duì fāng

the other person

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

对象

duì xiàng

target

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