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外
wài
1. outside
2. in addition
3. foreign
4. external
HSK 2 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

上外
ShàngWài
abbr. for [[上海外國語大學|上海外国语大学<ShànghǎiWàiguóyǔDàxué>]]
不外
bùwài
not beyond the scope of
中外
zhōngwài
Sino-foreign
之外
zhīwài
outside
仇外
chóuwài
to feel animosity toward foreigners or outsiders
以外
yǐwài
apart from
例外
lìwài
exception
HSK 6
内外
nèiwài
inside and outside
其外
qíwài
besides
出外
chūwài
to go out
分外
fènwài
exceptionally
化外
huàwài
(old) outside the sphere of civilization
北外
BěiWài
abbr. for [[北京外國語大學|北京外国语大学<BěijīngWàiguóyǔDàxué>]]
另外
lìngwài
additional
HSK 4
向外
xiàngwài
out
员外
yuánwài
landlord (old usage)
国外
guówài
abroad
在外
zàiwài
outer
城外
chéngwài
outside of a city
域外
yùwài
outside the country

Example Sentences (1)

别难过了,再买一个吧,公司东门外不就有一个大商场吗?
Bié nánguò le, zài mǎi yí gè ba, gōngsī dōngmén wài bú jiù yǒu yí gè dà shāngchǎng ma?
Don't be upset; just buy another one. Isn't there a big mall right outside the company's east gate?
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Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
130
Word Frequency Rank
660 of 84,292

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