外婆 wài pó ㄨㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ ngoi6 po4 HSK 7-9 進階級 · Level 3
- (coll.) mother's mother
- maternal grandmother
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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
婆
- 婆婆 pó po ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄆㄛ po4 po2 husband's mother
- 婆家 pó jiā ㄆㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄚ po4 gaa1 husband's family (traditionally where the wife moves into)
- 巫婆 wū pó ㄨ ㄆㄛˊ mou4 po4 witch
- 老婆 lǎo pó ㄌㄠˇ ㄆㄛˊ lou5 po4 (coll.) wife
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
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- 公婆 gōng pó ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄛˊ gung1 po4 husband's parents; parents-in-law
- 占婆 Zhān pó ㄓㄢ ㄆㄛˊ zim1 po4 Champa, ancient Indochinese kingdom lasting from the 2nd to the 17th century, located in what is now central and southern Vietnam
- 叔婆 shū pó ㄕㄨ ㄆㄛˊ suk1 po4 aunt by marriage
- 太婆 tài pó ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄛˊ taai3 po4 great-grandmother
- 姑婆 gū pó ㄍㄨ ㄆㄛˊ gu1 po4 grandfather's sister
- 姨婆 yí pó ㄧˊ ㄆㄛˊ ji4 po4 (strictly speaking) sister of one's maternal grandmother; (more broadly) grandaunt; sister of one's mother's mother or mother's father
- 婆姨 pó yí ㄆㄛˊ ㄧˊ po4 ji4 (dialect) wife
- 婆娑 pó suō ㄆㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ po4 so1 to swirl about
- 婆娘 pó niang ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄋㄧㄤ po4 noeng4 (dialect) wife
- 婆媳 pó xí ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧˊ po4 sik1 mother-in-law and daughter-in-law
- 婆子 pó zi ㄆㄛˊ ˙ㄗ po4 zi2 old woman
- 婆心 pó xīn ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ po4 sam1 (literary) kindheartedness
- 媒婆 méi pó ㄇㄟˊ ㄆㄛˊ mui4 po4 matchmaker
- 孟婆 Mèng pó ㄇㄥˋ ㄆㄛˊ maang6 po4 (Chinese folk religion) Meng Po, goddess who gives a potion to souls before they are reincarnated, which makes them forget their previous life
- 家婆 jiā pó ㄐㄧㄚ ㄆㄛˊ gaa1 po2 (dialect) mother-in-law
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)
- 苦口婆心 kǔ kǒu pó xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄆㄛˊ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 hau2 po4 sam1 earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
- 泪眼婆娑 淚眼婆娑 lèi yǎn pó suō ㄌㄟˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄆㄛˊ ㄙㄨㄛ leoi6 ngaan5 po4 so1 tearful (idiom)
- 三姑六婆 sān gū liù pó ㄙㄢ ㄍㄨ ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄆㄛˊ saam1 gu1 luk6 po4 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
Example sentences
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这 這 是 我 外婆 的 假牙 。
It's my grandmother's set of false teeth.
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我们 我們 担心 擔心 着 著 外公 和 外婆 。
We are worried about grandpa and grandma.
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我 外婆 患有 骨质疏松症 骨質疏鬆症 。
My grandmother suffers from osteoporosis.
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有时候 有時候 外婆 比 克格勃 还 還 危险 危險 。
Sometimes, Grandma is more dangerous than the KGB.
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汤姆 湯姆 去 波士顿 波士頓 陪 外公 外婆 过 過 圣诞节 聖誕節 。
Tom went to Boston to spend Christmas with his grandparents.
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