wài
Radical 36 · 5 strokes

outside

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

    outside

    不在里面的地方;在某个东西或地点的周围búzài lǐmiàn de dìfang; zài mǒuhe dōngxi huò dìdiǎn de zhōuhuǒ

    • It's very cold outside.

    • Please leave your shoes outside the door.

  2. adjective

    external

    在边界或范围以外的地方zài biānjiè huò fànwéi yǐwài de dìfang

    • It's very cold outside.

    • Please tidy up the external wiring.

  3. adjective

    foreign

    来自或属于其他国家的;不是本国的láizì huò shǔyú qítā guójiā de;búshì běnguó de

    • He is a foreigner.

    • She has been working at a foreign company for five years.

  4. adverb

    in addition

    除此以外;还有chúcǐ yǐwài; háiyǒu

    • Besides that, we have other options.

    • In addition, this report still needs some additional data.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (evening; crescent moon (pictographic))RADICAL
  • (divination; fortune-telling)PHONETIC

Evening outside divining fortunes under the moon — that's an external affair.

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