外

wài · wai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. outside
  2. in addition
  3. foreign
  4. external

In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)除(chú)了(le)星(xīng)期(qī)天(tiān)外(wài)每(měi)天(tiān)都(dōu)上(shàng)班(bān)。

I work every day except Sunday.

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

02

门(mén)外(wài)站(zhàn)着(zhe)一(yí)位(wèi)陌(mò)生(shēng)的(de)老(lǎo)人(rén)。

An unfamiliar old man is standing outside the door.

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Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

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