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九霄云外
九霄云外 (jiǔ xiāo yún wài): Beyond the highest heavens (adverb/idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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九 • jiǔ • nine • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
jiǔ
九
nine
霄 • xiāo • sky; clouds, mist; night
xiāo
霄
sky; clouds, mist; night
云 • yún • cloud • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
yún
云
cloud
外 • wài • outside • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
wài
外
outside
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More common words that include characters from 九霄云外.
Words with
九
九十
jiǔ shí
ninety
九月
jiǔ yuè
September
九点
jiǔ diǎn
nine o'clock
十九
shí jiǔ
nineteen
第九
dì jiǔ
ninth
一言九鼎
yī yán jiǔ dǐng
A person's word carries great weight; a promise or statement is extremely influential and trustworthy.
举十知九
jǔ shí zhī jiǔ
To be extremely knowledgeable; to understand almost everything one encounters.
九死一生
jiǔ sǐ yī shēng
to have a narrow escape from death; to survive after many perils
Words with
霄
云霄
yún xiāo
the highest heavens; the sky
霄汉
xiāo hàn
the sky; the heavens
Words with
云
乌云
wū yún
dark cloud
风云
fēng yún
Wind and cloud / Unpredictable situation
云层
yún céng
cloud layer
云彩
yún cai
cloud
Words with
外
外边
wài bian
outside
外国
wài guó
foreign (country)
外面
wài miàn
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
以外
yǐ wài
apart from
云朵
yún duǒ
cloud
云杉
yún shān
spruce
云集
yún jí
to gather in large numbers; to converge
云霄
yún xiāo
the highest heavens; the sky
外卖
wài mài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
外地
wài dì
parts of the country other than where one is
外语
wài yǔ
foreign language
另外
lìng wài
another
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Example Sentences with 九霄云外
tā
他
bǎ
把
fán
烦
nǎo
恼
pāo
抛
dào
到
le
了
jiǔ
九
xiāo
霄
yún
云
wài
外
。
He cast his worries beyond the highest heavens.
tīng
听
dào
到
hǎo
好
xiāo
消
xī
息
，
tā
他
zǎo
早
bǎ
把
pí
nà
那
xiē
些
bù
不
qiè
切
shí
实
jì
际
de
的
huàn
幻
xiǎng
想
疲
láo
劳
wàng
忘
dào
到
jiǔ
九
xiāo
霄
yún
云
wài
外
le
了
。
Upon hearing the good news, he had long forgotten his fatigue far away.
，
zǎo
早
jiù
就
bèi
被
tā
他
pāo
抛
dào
到
jiǔ
九
xiāo
霄
yún
云
wài
外
qù
去
le
了
。
Those unrealistic fantasies were long ago cast by him beyond the highest heavens.
