外

The character "外" has 5 strokes. "外" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "外" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "外" are "wài" . View the stroke order of "外">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "外"

n.: outside; external; exterior; foreign country; wai

adj.: other (than one's own); additional; added; extra; informal; unofficial; distantly/remotely related; (relatives) of one's mother, sisters or daughters

• outside : n.外面；表面；外表；外观；外侧；外跑道；一令纸的上下两张
• external : adj.外面的；外部的；外表的；表面的；外来的；外界的；对外的；外部世界的；客观的；外用的
• exterior : adj.外部的；外面的；外表的；外来的；室外（或户外）的
• foreign country : 外国；国外；外国国家
• wai : abbr.巡查（walk-round inspection）；真是个白痴（What An Idiot）
• additional : adj.另外的；附加的；额外的；更多的
• added : adj.附加的；更多的；额外的
• extra : adj.额外的；分外的；外加的
• informal : adj.不拘礼节的；轻松的；友好的；随意的；非正式的；闲适的；适合日常穿着的；自发组织的
• unofficial : adj.非官方的；非正式的

Form words with "外"

外接显示器 external monitor

外膜蛋白 outer membrane protein

外切圆 excircle; circumscribed circle

外耳炎 otitis externa;external otitis

摒之于外 rule out

外分泌液 exocrine secretion

外倾角 camber (angle)

外卡钳 outside callipers

外发邮件 outgoing mail

外分泌物 eccrine

外齿轮泵 external gear pump

外包装纸 overwrap; wrapping paper

外接器 outconnector

外包工 outworker

外包活 outwork

外港区 outer harbour area

工资外补贴 supplement to one's wages

共同性外斜视 concomitant exotropia

行星外空间 transplanetary space

外涂层法 extrapolation method

Example phrases using "外"

• 他认为美不是外在的而是内在的。

  He believed that beauty was not something imposed but something immanent.

• 她坐在诊室外，等着医生叫号。

  She sat outside the treatment room, waiting for her number to be called.

• 除了已提供的数字外没有别的资料。

  There was no information outside/except the figures given.

• 节日的广场装扮得分外漂亮。

  The square was beautifully decorated on the festival.

• 离震中200公里外的地方都有震感。

  The quake was felt 200 kilometres away from the seismic centre.

• 除研究人员外，其他人一律不得入内。

  No admittance to non-researchers. / Exclusive to researchers only.

• 他除母亲外没有别的亲人。

  His only close relative is his mother. / His mother is his only close relative.

• 球打在人墙上，飞出场外。

  The ball hit the wall of players and flew out of the field.

• 他只有三十岁，但看起来却有四十开外了。

  He is only thirty but looks over forty.

• 泉水咕嘟咕嘟地往外冒。

  The spring kept bubbling up.