海
外

Overseas in Chinese: 海外 (hǎi wài)

hǎi wài

overseas

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Definitions

  1. 1overseas
  2. 2abroad

Stroke order

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海
外

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄞˇ

hǎi

ㄏ/ hㄞ/ aiˇ/ third tone

ㄨㄞˋ

wài

ㄨ/ uㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他大学毕业后去了海外工作。

    tā dà xué bì yè hòu qù le hǎi wài gōng zuò。

    After graduating from college he went overseas to work.

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Related words

外

wài

outside

海

hǎi

ocean

海洋

hǎi yáng

ocean

另外

lìng wài

additional

此外

cǐ wài

besides

格外

gé wài

especially

海关

hǎi guān

customs (i.e. border crossing inspection)

海鲜

hǎi xiān

seafood

外交

wài jiāo

diplomacy

意外

yì wài

unexpected

国外

guó wài

abroad

外边

wài bian

outside

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