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外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
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Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign
HSK 2
5 strokes
Very Common (1%)
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⿰夕卜
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Words Using 外 (398)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
外
↗
wài
outside / in addition / foreign / external
2
wài
外
↗
HSK 2
outside / in addition / foreign / external
另外
↗
lìngwài
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
4
lìngwài
另外
↗
HSK 4
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
意外
↗
yìwài
unexpected / accident / mishap / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
yìwài
意外
↗
HSK 5
unexpected / accident / mishap / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
外公
↗
wàigōng
(coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather
5
wàigōng
外公
↗
HSK 5
(coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather
外交
↗
wàijiāo
diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
wàijiāo
外交
↗
HSK 5
diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
此外
↗
cǐwài
besides / in addition / moreover / furthermore
5
cǐwài
此外
↗
HSK 5
besides / in addition / moreover / furthermore
格外
↗
géwài
especially / particularly
5
géwài
格外
↗
HSK 5
especially / particularly
外表
↗
wàibiǎo
external / outside / outward appearance
6
wàibiǎo
外表
↗
HSK 6
external / outside / outward appearance
例外
↗
lìwài
exception / to be an exception
6
lìwài
例外
↗
HSK 6
exception / to be an exception
外界
↗
wàijiè
the outside world / external
6
wàijiè
外界
↗
HSK 6
the outside world / external