外 wài outside
outside; outer; in addition
How to remember 外: 夕 evening + 卜 fortune teller = outside. Every evening the fortune teller sets up his little table in the drizzle, because the café won't let him work anywhere but outside.
Component breakdown
外 = 夕 evening + 卜 fortune teller
- 夕 evening
- 卜 fortune teller
Every evening the fortune teller sets up his little table in the drizzle, because the café won't let him work anywhere but outside.
How it is used
- 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.
Words with 外
- 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
Example sentences
- 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.