国外 國外
国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 HSK 1 進階級 · Level 3
- abroad
- external (affairs)
- overseas
- foreign
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国 國
- 中国 中國 Zhōng guó ㄓㄨㄥ ㄍㄨㄛˊ zung1 gwok3 China
- 亡国 亡國 wáng guó ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ mong4 gwok3 (of a nation) to be destroyed; to be subjugated
- 全国 全國 quán guó ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ cyun4 gwok3 whole nation
- 出国 出國 chū guó ㄔㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ceot1 gwok3 to go abroad; to leave the country
- 列国 列國 liè guó ㄌㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ lit6 gwok3 various countries
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- 回国 回國 huí guó ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ wui4 gwok3 to return to one's home country
- 国中 國中 guó zhōng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄓㄨㄥ gwok3 zung1 junior high school (Tw)
- 国内 國內 guó nèi ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄋㄟˋ gwok3 noi6 domestic
- 国君 國君 guó jūn ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ gwok3 gwan1 monarch
- 国土 國土 guó tǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄊㄨˇ gwok3 tou2 country's territory
- 国境 國境 guó jìng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ gwok3 ging2 national border
- 国学 國學 guó xué ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ gwok3 hok6 Chinese national culture
- 国家 國家 guó jiā ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ gwok3 gaa1 country; nation; state
- 国宝 國寶 guó bǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄅㄠˇ gwok3 bou2 national treasure
- 国小 國小 guó xiǎo ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ gwok3 siu2 elementary school (Tw)
- 国徽 國徽 guó huī ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟ gwok3 fai1 national emblem
- 国情 國情 guó qíng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˊ gwok3 cing4 the characteristics and circumstances particular to a country
- 国庆 國慶 Guó qìng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄥˋ gwok3 hing3 National Day
- 国旗 國旗 guó qí ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊ gwok3 kei4 flag (of a country)
- 国会 國會 Guó huì ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ gwok3 wui2 Parliament (UK)
外
- 中外 zhōng wài ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ zung1 ngoi6 Sino-foreign
- 之外 zhī wài ㄓ ㄨㄞˋ zi1 ngoi6 outside
- 以外 yǐ wài ㄧˇ ㄨㄞˋ ji5 ngoi6 apart from
- 例外 lì wài ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ lai6 ngoi6 exception
- 内外 內外 nèi wài ㄋㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ noi6 ngoi6 inside and outside
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- 分外 fèn wài ㄈㄣˋ ㄨㄞˋ fan6 ngoi6 exceptionally
- 另外 lìng wài ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ling6 ngoi6 additional
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 diplomacy
- 外企 wài qǐ ㄨㄞˋ ㄑㄧˇ ngoi6 kei5 foreign enterprise
- 外来 外來 wài lái ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄞˊ ngoi6 loi4 external
- 外公 wài gōng ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ngoi6 gung1 (coll.) mother's father
- 外出 wài chū ㄨㄞˋ ㄔㄨ ngoi6 ceot1 to go out
- 外力 wài lì ㄨㄞˋ ㄌㄧˋ ngoi6 lik6 external force
- 外汇 外匯 wài huì ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ngoi6 wui6 foreign (currency) exchange
- 外国 外國 wài guó ㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ngoi6 gwok3 foreign country
- 外在 wài zài ㄨㄞˋ ㄗㄞˋ ngoi6 zoi6 external
- 外地 wài dì ㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄧˋ ngoi6 dei6 parts of the country other than where one is
- 外套 wài tào ㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄠˋ ngoi6 tou3 outer garment; jacket; coat
- 外婆 wài pó ㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ ngoi6 po4 (coll.) mother's mother
Idioms with these characters
- 保家卫国 保家衛國 bǎo jiā wèi guó ㄅㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ bou2 gaa1 wai6 gwok3 guard home, defend the country (idiom); national defense
- 病国殃民 病國殃民 bìng guó yāng mín ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄤ ㄇㄧㄣˊ beng6 gwok3 joeng1 man4 to damage the country and cause suffering to the people (idiom)
- 病民蛊国 病民蠱國 bìng mín gǔ guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 gu2 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
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- 病民害国 病民害國 bìng mín hài guó ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ beng6 man4 hoi6 gwok3 to damage the people and harm the country (idiom)
- 蠹国害民 蠹國害民 dù guó hài mín ㄉㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄏㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ dou3 gwok3 hoi6 man4 to rob the state and hurt the people (idiom)
- 富国强兵 富國強兵 fù guó qiáng bīng ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄅㄧㄥ fu3 gwok3 koeng4 bing1 lit. rich country, strong army (idiom); slogan of legalist philosophers in pre-Han times
- 富可敌国 富可敵國 fù kě dí guó ㄈㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ fu3 ho2 dik6 gwok3 having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)
- 国破家亡 國破家亡 guó pò jiā wáng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄆㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄨㄤˊ gwok3 po3 gaa1 mong4 the country ruined and the people starving (idiom)
- 国弱民穷 國弱民窮 guó ruò mín qióng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄑㄩㄥˊ gwok3 joek6 man4 kung4 the country weakened and the people empoverished (idiom)
- 国色天香 國色天香 guó sè tiān xiāng ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ gwok3 sik1 tin1 hoeng1 national grace, divine fragrance (idiom); an outstanding beauty
- 昂首天外 áng shǒu tiān wài ㄤˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄞˋ ngong4 sau2 tin1 ngoi6 (idiom) to raise one's head and look towards the heavens
- 吃里扒外 吃裡扒外 chī lǐ pá wài ㄔ ㄌㄧˇ ㄆㄚˊ ㄨㄞˋ hek3 leoi5 paa4 ngoi6 (idiom) to work against the interests of sb one derives support from; to double-cross one's employer; to bite the hand that feeds
- 崇洋媚外 chóng yáng mèi wài ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ sung4 joeng4 mei6 ngoi6 to revere everything foreign and pander to overseas powers (idiom); blind worship of foreign goods and ideas
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- 出乎意外 chū hū yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄏㄨ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 fu4 ji3 ngoi6 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
- 出人意外 chū rén yì wài ㄔㄨ ㄖㄣˊ ㄧˋ ㄨㄞˋ ceot1 jan4 ji3 ngoi6 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
- 付之度外 fù zhī dù wài ㄈㄨˋ ㄓ ㄉㄨˋ ㄨㄞˋ fu6 zi1 dou6 ngoi6 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
- 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài ㄍㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄨㄞˋ gu2 gam1 zung1 ngoi6 at all times and in all places (idiom)
- 节外生枝 節外生枝 jié wài shēng zhī ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄓ zit3 ngoi6 sang1 zi1 (idiom) new problems arise unexpectedly
- 九霄云外 九霄雲外 jiǔ xiāo yún wài ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄩㄣˊ ㄨㄞˋ gau2 siu1 wan4 ngoi6 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄜˊ leoi5 jing3 ngoi6 hap6 to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
Example sentences
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汤姆 湯姆 在 国外 國外 。
Tom's out of the country.
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我 当时 當時 在 国外 國外 。
I was overseas at the time.
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他 现在 現在 住 在 国外 國外 。
He's living abroad at the moment.
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我 在 国外 國外 指派 了 。
I was abroad on an assignment.
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他 希望 到 国外 國外 去 。
He hopes to go abroad.
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