外面 wài miàn ㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ngoi6 min6 HSK 3
- outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense)
- surface
- exterior
- external appearance
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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
面
- 一面 yī miàn ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ jat1 min6 one side
- 上面 shàng miàn ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ soeng5 min6 on top of
- 下面 xià miàn ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ haa6 min6 below
- 侧面 側面 cè miàn ㄘㄜˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ zak1 min6 lateral side
- 全面 quán miàn ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ cyun4 min6 all-around
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- 出面 chū miàn ㄔㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ceot1 min2 to appear personally
- 前面 qián miàn ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ cin4 min6 ahead
- 反面 fǎn miàn ㄈㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ faan2 min6 reverse side
- 地面 dì miàn ㄉㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ dei6 min6 floor
- 场面 場面 chǎng miàn ㄔㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ coeng4 min2 scene
- 封面 fēng miàn ㄈㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ fung1 min2 cover (of a publication)
- 对面 對面 duì miàn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ deoi3 min6 (sitting) opposite
- 局面 jú miàn ㄐㄩˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ guk6 min6 aspect
- 层面 層面 céng miàn ㄘㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ cang4 min6 aspect; facet
- 市面 shì miàn ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ si5 min6 the marketplace (i.e. the world of business and commerce)
- 平面 píng miàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ping4 min2 plane (flat surface)
- 后面 後面 hòu mian ㄏㄡˋ ˙ㄇㄧㄢ hau6 min6 the back; the rear; the last bit
- 方面 fāng miàn ㄈㄤ ㄇㄧㄢˋ fong1 min6 respect
- 书面 書面 shū miàn ㄕㄨ ㄇㄧㄢˋ syu1 min6 in writing; written
- 会面 會面 huì miàn ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ wui6 min6 to meet with
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
Show 7 more idioms with 外
- 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)
- 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨ ㄕㄥ baak6 min6 syu1 sang1 lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom); young and inexperienced person without practical experience
- 本来面目 本來面目 běn lái miàn mù ㄅㄣˇ ㄌㄞˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ bun2 loi4 min6 muk6 (idiom) true colors; true features; original appearance
- 别开生面 別開生面 bié kāi shēng miàn ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄎㄞ ㄕㄥ ㄇㄧㄢˋ bit6 hoi1 sang1 min6 to start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path
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- 独当一面 獨當一面 dú dāng yī miàn ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄤ ㄧ ㄇㄧㄢˋ duk6 dong1 jat1 min6 to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
- 耳提面命 ěr tí miàn mìng ㄦˇ ㄊㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ji5 tai4 min6 ming6 to give sincere advice (idiom)
- 浮出水面 fú chū shuǐ miàn ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ fau4 ceot1 seoi2 min6 to float up (idiom); to become evident
- 改头换面 改頭換面 gǎi tóu huàn miàn ㄍㄞˇ ㄊㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ goi2 tau4 wun6 min6 to change outwardly while remaining essentially the same (derog.) (idiom)
- 泪流满面 淚流滿面 lèi liú mǎn miàn ㄌㄟˋ ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ leoi6 lau4 mun5 min6 cheeks streaming with tears (idiom)
- 两面三刀 兩面三刀 liǎng miàn sān dāo ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠ loeng5 min6 saam1 dou1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
- 面不改色 miàn bù gǎi sè ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄞˇ ㄙㄜˋ min6 bat1 goi2 sik1 (idiom) not bat an eyelid
Example sentences
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外面 有 雾 霧 。
It's foggy out.
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你 去 外面 吗 嗎 ？
Are you going outside?
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我 在外 面 等 。
I'm waiting outside.
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外面 起雾 起霧 了 。
It's foggy out.
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外面 在下 雪 。
It's snowing outside.
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