外

wài

outside

请把垃圾扔到外面。

Please throw the trash outside.

general

Outside; external; exterior

外面很冷。

It's cold outside.

Can be used as an adjective, noun, or adverb depending on context.

general

Foreign; from outside

外国人

Foreigner

Often used in compounds to describe things or people from abroad.

general

Additional; extra

外加一杯咖啡

An extra cup of coffee

Used to indicate something added to the original.

Collocations

外面outside外国foreign country外语foreign language外卖takeout

to go out

outsider (to a field)

外 is often used in compounds to describe things related to the exterior or foreign elements.

外 can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb depending on its position in the sentence.

From Middle Chinese 'ngwɛjH', meaning 'outside'.

Can function as a noun, adjective, or adverb. Often used in compounds to describe things related to the exterior or foreign elements.

外

outside

root

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