外边

wài bian · wai bian

Traditional 外邊

Meaning

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  1. outside
  2. outer surface
  3. abroad
  4. place other than one's home

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2 examples
01

学(xué)友(yǒu)来(lái)看(kàn)林(lín)老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)时(shí)候(hou),外(wài)边(bian)正(zhèng)下(xià)着(zhe)雨(yǔ)呢(ne)。

When Xueyou came to see Teacher Lin, it was raining outside.

Tatoeba: Chinese by trieuho · English by trieuho · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

春(chūn)季(jì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou),中(zhōng)国(guó)北(běi)边(bian)很(hěn)冷(lěng),所(suǒ)以(yǐ)在(zài)外(wài)边(bian)的(de)花(huā)不(bù)开(kāi)花(huā)。

North China is cold in spring, so flowers don't bloom outdoors.

Tatoeba: Chinese by eastasiastudent · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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