Chinese

wài
Meaning: outside; out; foreign
Part of Speech: Noun, Adjective

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Example sentences

門外有人在等你。
门外有人在等你。
Someone is waiting for you outside the door.
窗外的月色非常明亮。
The moonlight outside the window is very bright.
醫院裡分成了內科和外科。
The hospital is divided into internal medicine and surgery departments.
他睜開眼睛,看見了窗外的陽光。
He opened his eyes and saw the sunlight outside the window.
近年來,外送平臺在城市中快速興起。
In recent years, food delivery platforms have risen rapidly in cities.

Usage Notes

Refers to a position outside a boundary or something external/foreign.

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