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from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	wài
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Meaning	:	outer; outward; outside. (n) foreign; external. (adj) not of the same organization, class, etc.; not closely related. (adj) besides; in addition; beyond. (adv)
Radical	:	夕
Strokes	:	5
Traditional	:	外
Usage	:	53%

Common Words / Phrases:

外语

wài yǔ

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foreign language

外界

wài jiè

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outside world

外交

wài jiāo

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diplomacy; foreign affairs

外汇

wài huì

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foreign exchange; foreign currency

另外

lìng wài

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in addition

此外

cǐ wài

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(conjunction) apart from this

野外

yě wài

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open country

例外

lì wài

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exception

Sentences:

1. It’s hailing outside.

wài	miàn	zài	xià	bīng	báo	。
外	面	在	下	冰	雹	。

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外面	:	outside
在	:	(adverb) is, are
下	:	fall
冰雹	:	hail, hailstone

2. It’s not easy to master a foreign language.

zhǎng	wò	yī	mén	wài	yǔ	bìng	bú	róng	yì	。
掌	握	一	门	外	语	并	不	容	易	。

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掌握	:	grasp, master, know well
一	:	one
门	:	measure word
外	:	foreign
语	:	language
并	:	(adverb) really
不	:	not
容易	:	easy

3. Don’t stand on ceremony. I’m no stranger.

bié	kè	qi	，	wǒ	yòu	bú	shì	wài	rén	。
别	客	气	，	我	又	不	是	外	人	。

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别	:	do not
客气	:	modest, be polite, be courteous
我	:	I
又	:	(adverb) too
不是	:	is not
外人	:	outsider

4. Besides his work, he makes extra income from moonlighting.

tā

chú

shàng

bān

zhī

wài

hái

néng

chōu

kòng

zuò

jiān

zhí

zuàn

wài

kuài

。

他

除

了

上

班

之

外

还

能

抽

空

做

兼

职

赚

外

快

。

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他	:	he
除了	:	(preposition) apart from
上班	:	go to work
之外	:	besides
还	:	still, yet
能	:	manage
抽空	:	find the time
兼职	:	concurrent job, secondary job
赚	:	earn
外快	:	extra income