外星 wài xīng ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ngoi6 sing1
- alien
- extraterrestrial
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More words with these characters
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
星
- 寿星 壽星 shòu xīng ㄕㄡˋ ㄒㄧㄥ sau6 sing1 god of longevity
- 巨星 jù xīng ㄐㄩˋ ㄒㄧㄥ geoi6 sing1 (astronomy) giant star
- 彗星 huì xīng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ seoi6 sing1 comet
- 影星 yǐng xīng ㄧㄥˇ ㄒㄧㄥ jing2 sing1 film star
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
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- 星光 xīng guāng ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄨㄤ sing1 gwong1 starlight
- 星座 xīng zuò ㄒㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ sing1 zo6 constellation
- 星星 xīng xing ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ sing1 sing1 (coll.) a star; the stars in the sky
- 星期 xīng qī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ sing1 kei4 week
- 星辰 xīng chén ㄒㄧㄥ ㄔㄣˊ sing1 san4 stars
- 歌星 gē xīng ㄍㄜ ㄒㄧㄥ go1 sing1 singing star
- 流星 liú xīng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ lau4 sing1 meteor; shooting star
- 球星 qiú xīng ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ kau4 sing1 sports star (ball sport)
- 行星 xíng xīng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ hang4 sing1 planet
- 卫星 衛星 wèi xīng ㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄥ wai6 sing1 (aerospace) satellite
- 五星级 五星級 wǔ xīng jí ㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄐㄧˊ ng5 sing1 kap1 five-star (hotel)
- 外星人 wài xīng rén ㄨㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ ngoi6 sing1 jan4 space alien; extraterrestrial
- 星期天 Xīng qī tiān ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄊㄧㄢ sing1 kei4 tin1 Sunday
- 星期日 Xīng qī rì ㄒㄧㄥ ㄑㄧ ㄖˋ sing1 kei4 jat6 Sunday
- 七星 Qī xīng ㄑㄧ ㄒㄧㄥ cat1 sing1 see 七星区
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)
- 灿若繁星 燦若繁星 càn ruò fán xīng ㄘㄢˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥ caan3 joek6 faan4 sing1 bright as a multitude of stars (idiom); extremely able talent
- 福星高照 fú xīng gāo zhào ㄈㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄓㄠˋ fuk1 sing1 gou1 ziu3 lucky star in the ascendant (idiom); a lucky sign
- 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
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- 急如星火 jí rú xīng huǒ ㄐㄧˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄛˇ gap1 jyu4 sing1 fo2 lit. as hurried as a shooting star (idiom); requiring immediate action
- 寥若晨星 liáo ruò chén xīng ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥ liu4 joek6 san4 sing1 rare as morning stars (idiom)
- 流星赶月 流星趕月 liú xīng gǎn yuè ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄍㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ lau4 sing1 gon2 jyut6 lit. a meteor catching up with the moon
- 星流电击 星流電擊 xīng liú diàn jī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧ sing1 lau4 din6 gik1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
- 星流霆击 星流霆擊 xīng liú tíng jī ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ sing1 lau4 ting4 gik1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
- 星罗棋布 星羅棋布 xīng luó qí bù ㄒㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄨˋ sing1 lo4 kei4 bou3 scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place
- 星星之火 xīng xing zhī huǒ ㄒㄧㄥ ˙ㄒㄧㄥ ㄓ ㄏㄨㄛˇ sing1 sing1 zi1 fo2 a single spark (idiom); an insignificant cause can have a massive effect
Example sentences
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我 被 外星人 绑架 綁架 了 。
I was abducted by aliens.
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不是 所有 外星人 都 坏 壞 。
Not all aliens are bad.
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让 讓 我们 我們 假装 假裝 是 外星人 。
Let's pretend we are aliens.
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这 這 棵 外星 树 樹 是 蓝色 藍色 的 。
This extraterrestrial tree is blue.
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我 发誓 發誓 我 看到 了 外星人 。
I swear, I saw an alien!
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