外
Character
outside; not inside
Meaning
wài
wai4- outside; not inside
- foreign; from another country
Examples
猫在外面。
māo zài wài miàn
The cat is outside.
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我喜欢外国菜。
wǒ xǐ huan wài guó cài
I like foreign food.
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Words with 外
See all 399 →外国wài guóa country that is not your ownWordHSK 1外语wài yǔa foreign language; the language of another countryWordHSK 1外边wài bianoutside, not inside a building or placeWordHSK 1外卖wài màifood that a restaurant brings to your homeWordHSK 2外地wài dìanother place in the same country, not the place where you areWordHSK 2外交wài jiāodiplomacy; how countries talk and work with each otherWordHSK 3外文wài wéna foreign language; a language from another countryWordHSK 3外面wài miànoutside; the place not inside a building or roomWordHSK 3外套wài tàoa coat or jacket that you wear over your clothes to keep warmWordHSK 4外汇wài huìmoney from other countries, like dollars or eurosWordHSK 4外交官wài jiāo guāna person who works for their government in another countryWordHSK 4外界wài jièthe outside world; people and things outside a place or groupWordHSK 5