outside; outer part; other places
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Meanings
3 senses · 7 examplesnoun
outside; beyond a certain area or range
informalOften used with "儿" (ér) as a suffix in spoken language. Refers to a physical location that is exterior to a defined boundary.
Wài外
biɑn边
yǒu有
rén人
qiāo敲
mén门
。
Someone is knocking on the door outside.
Yuàn院
zi子
wài外
biɑn边
xīn新
zāi栽
le了
yī一
xiē些
shù树
。
Some new trees were planted outside the courtyard.
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Zhè这
shì事
wài外
biɑn边
zǎo早
jiù就
chuán传
kāi开
le了
，
wǒ我
men们
què却
bù不
zhī知
dào道
。
This matter has long been spread outside, but we didn't know.
noun
other places; elsewhere; out-of-town
neutralRefers to places other than one's current location, often implying another city, region, or country.
Tā他
gāng刚
cóng从
wài外
biɑn边
lái来
，
duì对
dāng当
dì地
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
bù不
dà大
liǎo了
jiě解
。
He just came from elsewhere and doesn't know much about the local situation.
Tā她
zài在
wài外
biɑn边
gōng工
zuò作
le了
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
。
She worked in another place for several years.
noun
surface; outer layer
neutralRefers to the outermost part or covering of an object.
Xíng行
li李
juǎn卷
r儿
wài外
biɑn边
zài再
bāo包
yī一
céng层
sù塑
liào料
bù布
。
Wrap another layer of plastic cloth around the outside of the bedding roll.
Zhè这
běn本
shū书
de的
wài外
biɑn边
yǒu有
diǎn点
zāng脏
le了
。
The outside of this book is a bit dirty.