外向 wài xiàng ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ngoi6 hoeng3
- extroverted (personality)
- (economics etc) export-oriented
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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
向
- 一向 yī xiàng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄤˋ jat1 hoeng3 a period of time in the recent past
- 偏向 piān xiàng ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤˋ pin1 hoeng3 partial towards sth
- 倾向 傾向 qīng xiàng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ king1 hoeng3 trend
- 内向 內向 nèi xiàng ㄋㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ noi6 hoeng3 reserved (personality)
- 动向 動向 dòng xiàng ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dung6 hoeng3 trend; tendency
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- 去向 qù xiàng ㄑㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ heoi3 hoeng3 direction in which sb or sth has gone; whereabouts
- 向上 xiàng shàng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ hoeng3 soeng6 upward
- 向来 向來 xiàng lái ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄌㄞˊ hoeng3 loi4 always (previously)
- 向前 xiàng qián ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ hoeng3 cin4 forward
- 向着 向著 xiàng zhe ㄒㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄓㄜ hoeng3 zoek3 towards
- 向导 嚮導 xiàng dǎo ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄉㄠˇ hoeng3 dou6 guide
- 向往 嚮往 xiàng wǎng ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄨㄤˇ hoeng3 wong5 to yearn for
- 定向 dìng xiàng ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ding6 hoeng3 to orientate
- 导向 導向 dǎo xiàng ㄉㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ dou6 hoeng3 to be oriented towards
- 志向 zhì xiàng ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi3 hoeng3 ambition
- 意向 yì xiàng ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ji3 hoeng3 intention
- 指向 zhǐ xiàng ㄓˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ zi2 hoeng3 to point towards
- 方向 fāng xiàng ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ fong1 hoeng3 direction; orientation
- 横向 橫向 héng xiàng ㄏㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ waang4 hoeng3 horizontal
- 流向 liú xiàng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄤˋ lau4 hoeng3 direction of a current
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)
- 怒目相向 nù mù xiāng xiàng ㄋㄨˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˋ nou6 muk6 soeng1 hoeng3 to glower at each other (idiom)
- 女生外向 nǚ shēng wài xiàng ㄋㄩˇ ㄕㄥ ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ neoi5 saang1 ngoi6 hoeng3 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
- 所向披靡 suǒ xiàng pī mǐ ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄆㄧ ㄇㄧˇ so2 hoeng3 pei1 mei5 (idiom) to sweep everything before one; to be invincible
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- 向壁虚构 向壁虛構 xiàng bì xū gòu ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄍㄡˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 kau3 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向壁虚造 向壁虛造 xiàng bì xū zào ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄅㄧˋ ㄒㄩ ㄗㄠˋ hoeng3 bik1 heoi1 zou6 facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication
- 向隅而泣 xiàng yú ér qì ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄦˊ ㄑㄧˋ hoeng3 jyu4 ji4 jap1 (idiom) to weep in solitude
- 欣欣向荣 欣欣向榮 xīn xīn xiàng róng ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ jan1 jan1 hoeng3 wing4 (idiom) flourishing
Example sentences
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莱 萊 拉 很 外向 、 有 爱心 愛心 、 会 會 照顾 照顧 人 。
Layla was very outgoing, loving, and caring.
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