外语 外語
外语 外語 wài yǔ ㄨㄞˋ ㄩˇ ngoi6 jyu5 HSK 1 進階級 · Level 3
- foreign language
- CL: 门 門 mén ㄇㄣˊ
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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
语 語
- 俄语 俄語 É yǔ ㄜˊ ㄩˇ ngo4 jyu5 Russian (language)
- 俗语 俗語 sú yǔ ㄙㄨˊ ㄩˇ zuk6 jyu5 common saying
- 口语 口語 kǒu yǔ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˇ hau2 jyu5 colloquial speech
- 国语 國語 Guó yǔ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ gwok3 jyu5 Chinese language (Mandarin), emphasizing its national nature
- 成语 成語 chéng yǔ ㄔㄥˊ ㄩˇ sing4 jyu5 Chinese set expression, typically of 4 characters, often alluding to a story or historical quotation; idiom; proverb; saying; adage
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- 日语 日語 Rì yǔ ㄖˋ ㄩˇ jat6 jyu5 Japanese language
- 标语 標語 biāo yǔ ㄅㄧㄠ ㄩˇ biu1 jyu5 written slogan
- 母语 母語 mǔ yǔ ㄇㄨˇ ㄩˇ mou5 jyu5 native language
- 法语 法語 Fǎ yǔ ㄈㄚˇ ㄩˇ faat3 jyu5 French (language)
- 汉语 漢語 Hàn yǔ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ hon3 jyu5 Chinese language
- 英语 英語 Yīng yǔ ㄧㄥ ㄩˇ jing1 jyu5 English (language)
- 华语 華語 Huá yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˊ ㄩˇ waa4 jyu5 Chinese language
- 言语 言語 yán yǔ ㄧㄢˊ ㄩˇ jin4 jyu5 words
- 词语 詞語 cí yǔ ㄘˊ ㄩˇ ci4 jyu5 word (general term including monosyllables through to short phrases)
- 话语 話語 huà yǔ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄩˇ waa6 jyu5 words
- 语文 語文 yǔ wén ㄩˇ ㄨㄣˊ jyu5 man4 literature and language
- 语气 語氣 yǔ qì ㄩˇ ㄑㄧˋ jyu5 hei3 tone
- 语法 語法 yǔ fǎ ㄩˇ ㄈㄚˇ jyu5 faat3 grammar
- 语言 語言 yǔ yán ㄩˇ ㄧㄢˊ jyu5 jin4 language
- 语调 語調 yǔ diào ㄩˇ ㄉㄧㄠˋ jyu5 diu6 intonation
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)
- 不言不语 不言不語 bù yán bù yǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄩˇ bat1 jin4 bat1 jyu5 to not say a word (idiom)
- 低声细语 低聲細語 dī shēng xì yǔ ㄉㄧ ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧˋ ㄩˇ dai1 sing1 sai3 jyu5 in a whisper
- 恶语中伤 惡語中傷 è yǔ zhòng shāng ㄜˋ ㄩˇ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄤ ok3 jyu5 zung3 soeng1 (idiom) to slander viciously
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- 花言巧语 花言巧語 huā yán qiǎo yǔ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ faa1 jin4 haau2 jyu5 graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words
- 胡言乱语 胡言亂語 hú yán luàn yǔ ㄏㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄩˇ wu4 jin4 lyun6 jyu5 babbling nonsense (idiom); crazy and unfounded ravings
- 酒言酒语 酒言酒語 jiǔ yán jiǔ yǔ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄩˇ zau2 jin4 zau2 jyu5 words spoken under the influence of alcohol (idiom)
- 冷言冷语 冷言冷語 lěng yán lěng yǔ ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ laang5 jin4 laang5 jyu5 sarcastic comments (idiom)
- 冷语冰人 冷語冰人 lěng yǔ bīng rén ㄌㄥˇ ㄩˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ laang5 jyu5 bing1 jan4 to offend people with unkind remarks (idiom)
- 流言蜚语 流言蜚語 liú yán fēi yǔ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄟ ㄩˇ lau4 jin4 fei1 jyu5 rumors and slanders (idiom); gossip
- 妙语连珠 妙語連珠 miào yǔ lián zhū ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨ miu6 jyu5 lin4 zyu1 sparkling with wit (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 喜欢 喜歡 外语 外語 。
I like foreign languages.
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我 喜欢 喜歡 外语 外語 。
I like foreign languages.
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我 学 學 两 兩 种 種 外语 外語 。
I am learning two foreign languages.
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我 学 學 两 兩 种 種 外语 外語 。
I am learning two foreign languages.
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他 会 會 几 幾 种 種 外语 外語 ？
How many foreign languages can you speak?
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