海外 hǎiwài overseas
overseas; abroad
How to remember 海外: 海 sea + 外 outside = overseas.
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How it is used
- Overseas/abroad - 海外市场 (hǎiwài shìchǎng) overseas markets, 海外华人 (hǎiwài Huárén) overseas Chinese.
- 海外 (lit. 'beyond the seas') is common in business/media; everyday speech often uses 国外 (guówài, outside the country).
- 海外 carries a slight nuance of far-flung/across-the-ocean, often for diaspora and trade.
- 海外留学 (hǎiwài liúxué) = studying abroad.