shèwài

涉外

Word · Adjective

foreign-related; concerning foreign affairs

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Meanings

1 sense · 5 examples
1.

adjective

involving or relating to foreign countries or affairs

As an attributive adjective (属性词), it can only modify nouns (e.g., 涉外工作) and cannot be used predicatively (e.g., *这个问题很涉外 is ungrammatical).

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
jiā家
shè涉
wài外
jiǔ酒
diàn店
 。

This is a hotel catering to foreign guests.

Tā他
zhuān专
mén门
cóng从
shì事
shè涉
wài外
fǎ法
lǜ律
yè业
wù务
 。

He specializes in foreign-related legal practice.

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Shè涉
wài外
hūn婚
yīn姻
xū需
yào要
bàn办
lǐ理
tè特
shū殊
shǒu手
xù续
 。

Marriages involving foreign nationals require special procedures.

Shì市
zhèng政
fǔ府
shè设
lì立
le了
shè涉
wài外
bàn办
gōng公
shì室
 。

The municipal government has established a foreign affairs office.

Zhè这
shì是
yī一
qǐ起
fù复
zá杂
de的
shè涉
wài外
jīng经
jì济
àn案
jiàn件
 。

This is a complex foreign-related economic case.