对外 對外
对外 對外 duì wài ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄨㄞˋ deoi3 ngoi6 HSK 6
- external
- foreign
- pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
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对 對
- 不对 不對 bù duì ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ bat1 deoi3 incorrect
- 作对 作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
- 反对 反對 fǎn duì ㄈㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ faan2 deoi3 to oppose; to be against; to object to
- 对了 對了 duì le ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄌㄜ deoi3 liu5 Correct!
- 对付 對付 duì fu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ˙ㄈㄨ deoi3 fu6 to handle; to deal with; to tackle
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- 对岸 對岸 duì àn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄢˋ deoi3 ngon6 opposite bank (of a body of water)
- 对峙 對峙 duì zhì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓˋ deoi3 ci5 (of mountains etc) to stand facing each other
- 对弈 對弈 duì yì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ deoi3 jik6 to play go, chess etc
- 对待 對待 duì dài ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄞˋ deoi3 doi6 to treat
- 对应 對應 duì yìng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄧㄥˋ deoi3 jing3 to correspond (to); to be equivalent to; to be a counterpart to
- 对手 對手 duì shǒu ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄡˇ deoi3 sau2 opponent
- 对抗 對抗 duì kàng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄤˋ deoi3 kong3 to withstand
- 对方 對方 duì fāng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄈㄤ deoi3 fong1 the other person; the other side; the other party
- 对于 對於 duì yú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ deoi3 jyu1 regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 对比 對比 duì bǐ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄧˇ deoi3 bei2 to contrast
- 对准 對準 duì zhǔn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ deoi3 zeon2 to aim at
- 对照 對照 duì zhào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄠˋ deoi3 ziu3 to contrast
- 对白 對白 duì bái ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄞˊ deoi3 baak6 dialogue (in a movie or a play)
- 对称 對稱 duì chèn ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄣˋ deoi3 cing3 symmetry
- 对立 對立 duì lì ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄧˋ deoi3 laap6 to oppose
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
Idioms with these characters
- 唱对台戏 唱對臺戲 chàng duì tái xì ㄔㄤˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄞˊ ㄒㄧˋ coeng3 deoi3 toi4 hei3 to put on a rival show (idiom); to set oneself up against sb
- 对簿公堂 對簿公堂 duì bù gōng táng ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ deoi3 bou6 gung1 tong4 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
- 对答如流 對答如流 duì dá rú liú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄖㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄡˊ deoi3 daap3 jyu4 lau4 able to reply quickly and fluently (idiom); having a ready answer
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- 对酒当歌 對酒當歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄉㄤ ㄍㄜ deoi3 zau2 dong1 go1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
- 对牛弹琴 對牛彈琴 duì niú tán qín ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ deoi3 ngau4 taan4 kam4 lit. to play the lute to a cow (idiom)
- 对症发药 對症發藥 duì zhèng fā yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄈㄚ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 faat3 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 对症下药 對症下藥 duì zhèng xià yào ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧㄠˋ deoi3 zing3 haa6 joek6 lit. to prescribe the right medicine for an illness (idiom); fig. to study a problem to find the right way to solve it
- 门当户对 門當戶對 mén dāng hù duì ㄇㄣˊ ㄉㄤ ㄏㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ mun4 dong1 wu6 deoi3 the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom)
- 牛衣对泣 牛衣對泣 niú yī duì qì ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧˋ ngau4 ji1 deoi3 jap1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
- 死无对证 死無對證 sǐ wú duì zhèng ㄙˇ ㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄥˋ sei2 mou4 deoi3 zing3 the dead cannot testify (idiom); dead men tell no tales
- 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)
Example sentences
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他 对外 對外 国人 國人 有 偏见 偏見 。
He has a prejudice against foreigners.
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你们 你們 对外 對外 语感 語感 兴趣 興趣 吗 嗎 ？
Are you interested in foreign languages?
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我 对外 對外 籍 员工 員工 没有 沒有 偏见 偏見 。
I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.
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最近 对外贸易 對外貿易 活动 活動 减少 減少 了 。
The activity of foreign trade has been declining of late.
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对外 對外 国人 國人 来 來 说 說 , 学 學 日文 挺 难 難 的 .
It's hard for foreigners to learn Japanese.
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