foreign place; outside locality
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a place outside one's native or local area; a foreign land
neutralOften used to describe places that are not one's hometown or current place of residence, frequently carrying connotations of being an outsider or being in unfamiliar territory.
Tā他
shì是
gè个
wài外
xiāng乡
rén人
，
duì对
zhè这
lǐ里
de的
fēng风
sú俗
hái还
bù不
tài太
liǎo了
jiě解
。
He is a foreigner here and doesn't yet understand the local customs well.
Zhàn战
luàn乱
zhōng中
，
tā他
liú流
luò落
wài外
xiāng乡
duō多
nián年
。
During the war, he was stranded in a foreign land for many years.
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Tā她
shuō说
huà话
dài带
zhe着
míng明
xiǎn显
de的
wài外
xiāng乡
kǒu口
yīn音
。
She speaks with a distinct foreign accent.
Lái来
dào到
zhè这
gè个
wài外
xiāng乡
yǐ已
jīng经
shí十
nián年
le了
，
tā他
zǎo早
yǐ已
bǎ把
zhè这
lǐ里
dāng当
chéng成
le了
dì第
èr二
gù故
xiāng乡
。
Having been in this foreign place for ten years, he has long since made it his second hometown.