外部 wàibù the outside
the outside; (attributive) external; exterior; surface
怎么记住“外部”: 外 outside + 部 section = the outside.
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用法
- 外部 (wàibù) means "external/outside," used as an attributive adjective before a noun, not as a physical-location word.
- Common collocations: 外部环境 (wàibù huánjìng, external environment), 外部因素 (wàibù yīnsù, external factor), 外部世界 (the outside world).
- Antonym pair with 内部 (nèibù, internal) - 内部消息 (internal information) vs 外部压力 (external pressure).
- Don't confuse with 外面 (wàimian), the everyday spatial word for "outside" (外面在下雨 - it's raining outside) - 外部 is abstract/formal and always modifies a noun.