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之外
zhīwài
1. outside
2. excluding
Very Common • Top 3%

Character Breakdown

之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
外
wài
out, outside, external; foreign; in addition
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (4)

千里之外
qiānlǐzhīwài
thousand miles distant
意料之外
yìliàozhīwài
contrary to expectation
除此之外
chúcǐzhīwài
apart from this
运筹帷幄之中，决胜千里之外
yùnchóuwéiwòzhīzhōng,juéshèngqiānlǐzhīwài
a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
2,413 of 84,292