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外国 (wài guó): Foreign (country) (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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外 • wài • outside • HSK 3.0 · L1
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wài外

outside

国 • guó • country, nation, state • HSK 3.0 · L1
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guó国

country, nation, state

Word Info

Pinyinwài guó
Meaningforeign (country)
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 外国.

Words with 外
  • 外边wài bianoutside
  • 外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  • 以外yǐ wàiapart from
  • 外卖wài mài(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
  • 外地wài dìparts of the country other than where one is
  • 外语wài yǔforeign language
  • 另外lìng wàianother
  • 外出wài chūto go out
Words with 国
  • 中国zhōng guóChina
  • 出国chū guóto go abroad; to leave the country
  • 国家guó jiācountry
  • 国籍guó jínationality
国际
guó jì
international
  • 国庆guó qìngNational Day
  • 国王guó wángking
  • 国画guó huàtraditional Chinese painting
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 外国

    tā他
    lái来
    zì自
    wài外
    guó国
    。
    He comes from a foreign country.
    wǒ我
    men们
    gōng公
    sī司
    yǔ与
    wài外
    guó国
    kè客
    hù
    zhè这
    ge个
    chéng城
    shì市
    de的
    rén人
    men们
    duì对
    wài
    zhè这
    ge个
    chéng城
    shì市
    yǐ以
    kāi开
    fàng放
    de的
    tài
    zǒng总
    tǒng统
    zài在
    bàn办
    gōng公
    shì室
    jiē接
    jiàn见
    le
    户
    wǎng往
    lái来
    pín频
    fán繁
    。
    Our company has frequent contact with foreign clients.
    外
    guó国
    yóu游
    kè客
    hěn很
    yǒu友
    hǎo好
    。
    People in this city are very friendly to foreign tourists.
    态
    dù度
    huān欢
    yíng迎
    wài外
    guó国
    yóu游
    kè客
    。
    This city welcomes foreign tourists with an open attitude.
    了
    wài外
    guó国
    kè客
    rén人
    。
    The president received foreign guests in his office.