Hanzi
Traditional
外
Simplified
外

outside/in addition/foreign/external

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 1

Pinyin

wài

Bopomofo

ㄨㄞˋ

Jyutping

ngoi6

Example sentences

另外 lìngwài
我另外再給你兩張票。
我另外再给你两张票。

I'll give you two more tickets additionally.

外 wài
門外有人在等你。
门外有人在等你。

Someone is waiting for you outside the door.

明 míng
窗外的月色非常明亮。

The moonlight outside the window is very bright.

外套 wàitào
天氣冷了，出門記得多穿一件外套。
天气冷了，出门记得多穿一件外套。

It's getting cold, remember to wear an extra coat when going out.

緻 / 致 zhì
這件外套的做工很精緻。
这件外套的做工很精致。

The workmanship of this coat is very refined.

外婆 wàipó
我打算這個週末去探望外婆。
我打算这个周末去探望外婆。

I plan to visit my maternal grandmother this weekend.

壽 / 寿 shòu
我們週末回老家為外婆做壽。
我们周末回老家为外婆做寿。

We went back to our family home over the weekend to celebrate our maternal grandmother’s birthday.

外面 wàimiàn
外面下著大雨，別出去了。
外面下著大雨，别出去了。

It is raining heavily outside, don't go out.

下 xià
外面正在下大雨。

It is raining heavily outside.

中外 zhōngwài
這部電影聞名中外。
这部电影闻名中外。

This movie is famous both in China and abroad.

Example Vocabulary

另外

ling4'wai4

additionally; besides; in addition

外

wai4

outside; out; foreign

外套

wai4'tao4

coat; jacket; outerwear

外婆

wai4'po2

maternal grandmother

外面

wai4'mian4

outside; outdoors

中外

zhong1'wai4

China and abroad; domestic and foreign

之外

zhi1'wai4

outside; excluding; besides

九霄云外

以外

yi3'wai4

beyond; outside of; except

例外

li4'wai4

exception

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