外面 wàimiàn outside
outside (also pr. for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
How to remember 外面: 外 outside + 面 face = outside.
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How it is used
- Location noun 'outside' - 外面下雨了 (wàimiàn xià yǔ le) it's raining outside.
- Contrast 里面 (lǐmiàn, inside); as a place word it takes 在 and follows nouns: 门外面.
- Also 'on the surface / outward appearance': 外面看起来很新 (wàimiàn kàn qǐlái hěn xīn) looks new on the outside.
Example sentences
- 外面在下雨。 Wàimian zài xiàyǔ.It's raining outside.
- 外面在下雪。 Wàimiàn zài xiàxuě.It's snowing outside.
- 你去外面吗？ Nǐ qù wàimiàn ma?Are you going outside?