外 wài — outside, outer

Meanings

1. 1

   outside, outer

   The space outside something. It follows the place it locates — 门外 "outside the door" — and the free-standing form is 外面.

   noun

Example sentences

• 门外有很多人。/門外有很多人。Mén (second tone, rising) wài (fourth tone, falling) yǒu (third tone, dipping) hěn (third tone, dipping) duō (first tone, high and level) rén. (second tone, rising)···

  There are a lot of people outside the door.

• 外面下雨了，别出去。/外面下雨了，別出去。Wàimian (fourth tone, falling) xià (fourth tone, falling) yǔ (third tone, dipping) le, (neutral tone) bié (second tone, rising) chūqu. (first tone, high and level)···

  It’s raining outside — don’t go out.

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