外 wài outside

故部件结构

形声 · Meaning + sound

One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.

外 = 夕 evening + 卜 fortune teller

• 夕 evening
• 卜 fortune teller

源How it came to be

用用法

• Outside / outer, the opposite of 里 (lǐ, inside): 外面 (wàimiàn) outside, 国外 (guówài) abroad, 外国人 (wàiguórén) a foreigner, 里面 (lǐmiàn) inside.
• Also other / additional: 另外 (lìngwài) besides, 以外 (yǐwài) apart from.

词含“外”的词语

• 外边wàibianoutsideHSK 1
• 外国wàiguóforeign countryHSK 2
• 外面wàimiànoutsideHSK 2
• 以外yǐwàiapart fromHSK 3
• 外卖wàimàitakeoutHSK 3
• 外地wàidìparts of the country other than where one isHSK 3
• 外语wàiyǔforeign languageHSK 3
• 另外lìngwàianotherHSK 4
• 外出wàichūto go outHSK 4
• 外套wàitàoouter garmentHSK 4
• 此外cǐwàibesidesHSK 4
• 中外zhōngwàiSino-foreignHSK 5
• 外公wàigōngmother's fatherHSK 5
• 外婆wàipómother's motherHSK 5
• 外形wàixíngfigureHSK 5
• 外观wàiguānoutward appearanceHSK 5
• 外部wàibùthe outsideHSK 5
• 意外yìwàiunexpectedHSK 5
• 户外hùwàioutdoorHSK 5
• 格外géwàiespeciallyHSK 5
• 海外hǎiwàioverseasHSK 5
• 例外lìwàiexceptionHSK 6
• 内外nèiwàiinside and outsideHSK 6
• 外交wàijiāodiplomacyHSK 6
• 外来wàiláiexternalHSK 6
• 外甥wàishengsister's sonHSK 6
• 外界wàijièthe outside worldHSK 6
• 外科wàikēsurgery (branch of medicine)HSK 6
• 外表wàibiǎoexternalHSK 6
• 海内外hǎinèiwàidomestic and internationalHSK 6
• 郊外jiāowàioutskirtsHSK 6
• 野外yěwàicountrysideHSK 6
• 分外fènwàiexceptionallyHSK 7
• 喜出望外xǐchūwàngwàito be pleased beyond one's expectationsHSK 7
• 境外jìngwàioutside (a country's) bordersHSK 7
• 外号wàihàonicknameHSK 7
• 外向wàixiàngextroverted (personality)HSK 7
• 外在wàizàiexternalHSK 7
• 外星人wàixīngrénspace alienHSK 7
• 外行wàihánglaymanHSK 7

句例句

• 屋外下着雪。 Wūwài xiàzhe xuě.It's snowing outside.
• 室外的温度很高。 Shìwài de wēndù hěn gāo.The outside temperature is very high.
• 外面在下雨。 Wàimian zài xiàyǔ.It's raining outside.
• 他们是外国留学生。 Tāmen shì wàiguó liúxuéshēng.They're foreign students.