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外 wài

outside; outer; foreign

Strokes
5
Level
HSK 2
Radical
夕
Type
Ideograph
Made of 夕卜 ⿰夕卜

Memory hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign

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  1. 外面很冷。
    Wàimiàn hěn lěng.
    It's very cold outside.
    outside very cold
  2. 还有另外的方法吗？
    Hái yǒu lìngwài de fāngfǎ ma?
    Is there another way?
    still have another (particle) method (question)
  3. 请到外面等一下。
    Qǐng dào wàimiàn děng yíxià.
    Please wait outside for a moment.
    please arrive outside wait a-bit
  4. 今天没有另外的安排。
    Jīntiān méiyǒu lìngwài de ānpái.
    There's no other arrangement today.
    today not-have another (particle) arrangement
  5. 晚上外面格外安静。
    Wǎnshang wàimiàn géwài ānjìng.
    At night it's especially quiet outside.
    evening outside especially quiet

Words with 外 (20)