外长 外長
外长 外長 wài zhǎng ㄨㄞˋ ㄓㄤˇ ngoi6 zoeng2
- foreign minister
- secretary of state
- minister of foreign affairs
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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
长 長
- 修长 修長 xiū cháng ㄒㄧㄡ ㄔㄤˊ sau1 coeng4 slender
- 全长 全長 quán cháng ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ cyun4 coeng4 overall length
- 冗长 冗長 rǒng cháng ㄖㄨㄥˇ ㄔㄤˊ jung2 coeng4 long and tedious
- 司长 司長 sī zhǎng ㄙ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 团长 團長 tuán zhǎng ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄓㄤˇ tyun4 zoeng2 regimental command
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- 增长 增長 zēng zhǎng ㄗㄥ ㄓㄤˇ zang1 zoeng2 to grow; to increase
- 家长 家長 jiā zhǎng ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄤˇ gaa1 zoeng2 head of a household
- 专长 專長 zhuān cháng ㄓㄨㄢ ㄔㄤˊ zyun1 coeng4 specialty
- 局长 局長 jú zhǎng ㄐㄩˊ ㄓㄤˇ guk6 zoeng2 bureau chief
- 市长 市長 shì zhǎng ㄕˋ ㄓㄤˇ si5 zoeng2 mayor
- 师长 師長 shī zhǎng ㄕ ㄓㄤˇ si1 zoeng2 military division level commander
- 厂长 廠長 chǎng zhǎng ㄔㄤˇ ㄓㄤˇ cong2 zoeng2 factory director
- 延长 延長 yán cháng ㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄤˊ jin4 coeng4 to prolong
- 成长 成長 chéng zhǎng ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄤˇ sing4 zoeng2 to mature
- 所长 所長 suǒ cháng ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄔㄤˊ so2 coeng4 what one is good at; one's strong point
- 擅长 擅長 shàn cháng ㄕㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ sin6 coeng4 to be good at; to be expert in
- 会长 會長 huì zhǎng ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄤˇ wui6 zoeng2 president of a club, committee etc
- 校长 校長 xiào zhǎng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄤˇ haau6 zoeng2 (college, university) president
- 漫长 漫長 màn cháng ㄇㄢˋ ㄔㄤˊ maan6 coeng4 very long
- 特长 特長 tè cháng ㄊㄜˋ ㄔㄤˊ dak6 coeng4 personal strength
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)
- 拔苗助长 拔苗助長 bá miáo zhù zhǎng ㄅㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄓㄨˋ ㄓㄤˇ bat6 miu4 zo6 zoeng2 to spoil things through excessive enthusiasm (idiom)
- 鞭长莫及 鞭長莫及 biān cháng mò jí ㄅㄧㄢ ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ bin1 coeng4 mok6 kap6 lit. the whip cannot reach (idiom); beyond one's influence
- 长风破浪 長風破浪 cháng fēng pò làng ㄔㄤˊ ㄈㄥ ㄆㄛˋ ㄌㄤˋ coeng4 fung1 po3 long6 lit. to ride the wind and crest the waves
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- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 长乐未央 長樂未央 cháng lè wèi yāng ㄔㄤˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄤ coeng4 lok6 mei6 joeng1 endless happiness (idiom)
- 长命百岁 長命百歲 cháng mìng bǎi suì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄅㄞˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 baak3 seoi3 (idiom) to live to be a hundred years old (often used as a blessing or wish for longevity)
- 长命富贵 長命富貴 cháng mìng fù guì ㄔㄤˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄟˋ coeng4 ming6 fu3 gwai3 We wish you long life and riches! (idiom, conventional greeting)
- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 长辔远驭 長轡遠馭 cháng pèi yuǎn yù ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄟˋ ㄩㄢˇ ㄩˋ coeng4 bei3 jyun5 jyu6 to control from a distance (idiom)
- 长篇累牍 長篇累牘 cháng piān lěi dú ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄌㄟˇ ㄉㄨˊ (of a text) very lengthy (idiom)
Example sentences
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在 海外 长大 長大 的 日本 孩子 虽然 雖然 能 说 說 流利 的 日文 ， 但 他们 他們 回国 回國 读书 讀書 的 时候 時候 ， 有时 有時 也 会 會 觉得 覺得 难以 難以 适应 適應 新 环境 環境 。
Japanese children brought up overseas sometimes face great difficulty in adjusting themselves to Japanese schools after returning, even though they have a perfect command of Japanese.
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