外交 wài jiāo ㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ngoi6 gaau1 HSK 3 高階級 · Level 4
- diplomacy
- diplomatic
- foreign affairs
- CL: 个 個 gè ㄍㄜˋ
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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
- 国外 國外 guó wài ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄨㄞˋ gwok3 ngoi6 abroad
- 境外 jìng wài ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄨㄞˋ ging2 ngoi6 outside (a country's) borders
- 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
交
- 交付 jiāo fù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄈㄨˋ gaau1 fu6 to hand over
- 交代 jiāo dài ㄐㄧㄠ ㄉㄞˋ gaau1 doi6 to transfer (duties to sb else)
- 交叉 jiāo chā ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄚ gaau1 caa1 to cross
- 交友 jiāo yǒu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˇ gaau1 jau5 to make friends
- 交往 jiāo wǎng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄨㄤˇ gaau1 wong5 to associate (with)
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- 交情 jiāo qing ㄐㄧㄠ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ gaau1 cing4 friendship
- 交接 jiāo jiē ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝ gaau1 zip3 (of two things) to come into contact
- 交换 交換 jiāo huàn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄢˋ gaau1 wun6 to exchange
- 交易 jiāo yì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧˋ gaau1 jik6 to deal; to trade; to transact
- 交替 jiāo tì ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄧˋ gaau1 tai3 to replace
- 交流 jiāo liú ㄐㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄡˊ gaau1 lau4 to exchange
- 交涉 jiāo shè ㄐㄧㄠ ㄕㄜˋ gaau1 sip3 to negotiate (with)
- 交界 jiāo jiè ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄝˋ gaau1 gaai3 common boundary
- 交纳 交納 jiāo nà ㄐㄧㄠ ㄋㄚˋ gaau1 naap6 to pay (taxes or dues)
- 交给 交給 jiāo gěi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄍㄟˇ gaau1 kap1 to give; to deliver; to hand over
- 交谈 交談 jiāo tán ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄢˊ gaau1 taam4 to discuss; to converse
- 交警 jiāo jǐng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄥˇ gaau1 ging2 traffic police (abbr. for 交通警察)
- 交货 交貨 jiāo huò ㄐㄧㄠ ㄏㄨㄛˋ gaau1 fo3 to deliver goods
- 交费 交費 jiāo fèi ㄐㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ gaau1 fai3 to pay a fee
- 交通 jiāo tōng ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ gaau1 tung1 to be connected
Idioms with these characters
- 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)
- 风雨交加 風雨交加 fēng yǔ jiāo jiā ㄈㄥ ㄩˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄚ fung1 jyu5 gaau1 gaa1 (idiom) wild and stormy; windy and wet
- 觥筹交错 觥籌交錯 gōng chóu jiāo cuò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄘㄨㄛˋ gwang1 cau4 gaau1 cok3 wine goblets and gambling chips lie intertwined
- 患难之交 患難之交 huàn nàn zhī jiāo ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄋㄢˋ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ waan6 naan6 zi1 gaau1 a friend in times of tribulations (idiom); a friend in need is a friend indeed
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- 悔恨交加 huǐ hèn jiāo jiā ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄐㄧㄚ fui3 han6 gaau1 gaa1 to feel remorse and shame (idiom)
- 交口称誉 交口稱譽 jiāo kǒu chēng yù ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄡˇ ㄔㄥ ㄩˋ gaau1 hau2 cing1 jyu6 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
- 交浅言深 交淺言深 jiāo qiǎn yán shēn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄣ gaau1 cin2 jin4 sam1 (idiom) to talk intimately while being comparative strangers
- 饥寒交迫 飢寒交迫 jī hán jiāo pò ㄐㄧ ㄏㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄆㄛˋ gei1 hon4 gaau1 bik1 beset by hunger and cold (idiom)
- 金兰之交 金蘭之交 jīn lán zhī jiāo ㄐㄧㄣ ㄌㄢˊ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gam1 laan4 zi1 gaau1 intimate friendship (idiom)
- 君子之交 jūn zǐ zhī jiāo ㄐㄩㄣ ㄗˇ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄠ gwan1 zi2 zi1 gaau1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 庄子)
- 落落寡交 luò luò guǎ jiāo ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠ lok6 lok6 gwaa2 gaau1 aloof and as a result friendless (idiom)
Example sentences
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外交官 有 多种 多種 特权 特權 。
Diplomats are allowed various privileges.
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你 应该 應該 做 一个 一個 外交官 。
You should be a diplomat.
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必须 必須 有 外交 解决 解決 的 途径 途徑 。
There must be a way to arrive at a diplomatic solution.
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外交部长 外交部長 是 个 個 没 沒 主见 主見 的 人 。
The Foreign Minister was a puppet.
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外交 谈判 談判 帮助 幫助 结束 結束 了 冲突 衝突 。
Diplomatic dialogue helped put an end to the conflict.
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