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外在
(wài zài): External (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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外 • wài • outside • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wài
外
outside
在 • zài • in; at; on • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
zài
在
in; at; on
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 外在.
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
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
Words with
在
现在
xiàn zài
now
正在
zhèng zài
to be in the process of
实在
shí zài
truly
在乎
zài hu
care about; mind; take to heart
在于
zài yú
to be in/at
在内
zài nèi
(included) in it
在场
zài chǎng
to be present
在线
zài xiàn
online
4.
How to Use 外在 in Sentences
Adjective + Noun
wài
外
zài
在
měi
美
neutral
external beauty
wài
外
zài
在
biǎo
表
xiàn
现
neutral
external manifestation
wài
外
zài
在
xíng
形
xiàng
象
neutral
external image
wài
外
zài
在
yīn
因
sù
素
formal
external factor
Verb + Object
with
注重
zhù
注
zhòng
重
wài
外
zài
在
5.
Example Sentences with 外在
tā
他
gèng
更
kàn
看
zhòng
重
wài
外
zài
在
neutral
focus on the external
xíng
形
xiàng
象
,
ér
而
bù
不
shì
是
nèi
内
zài
在
xiū
修
yǎng
养
。
He values external appearance more than inner cultivation.
wài
外
zài
在
de
的
zhuāng
装
shì
饰
gù
固
rán
然
xī
吸
yǐn
引
rén
人
,
dàn
但
chǎn
产
pǐn
品
de
的
hé
核
xīn
心
gōng
功
néng
能
cái
才
shì
是
guān
关
jiàn
键
。
External decoration is certainly attractive, but the core functionality of the product is what matters.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
zhī
只
gēn
根
jù
据
yí
一
gè
个
rén
人
de
的
wài
外
zài
在
biǎo
表
xiàn
现
lái
来
pàn
判
duàn
断
tā
他
de
的
pǐn
品
gé
格
ma
吗
?
Do you really judge a person's character solely based on their external behavior?
tā
她
cóng
从
bù
不
yī
依
lài
赖
wài
外
zài
在
de
的
zàn
赞
měi
美
lái
来
huò
获
dé
得
zì
自
xìn
信
,
ér
而
shì
是
yuán
源
yú
于
nèi
内
xīn
心
de
的
jiān
坚
dìng
定
。
She never relies on external praise to gain confidence; it stems from inner conviction.
wài
外
zài
在
de
的
yā
压
lì
力
cháng
常
cháng
常
huì
会
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
wǒ
我
men
们
de
的
qíng
情
xù
绪
,
dàn
但
nèi
内
xīn
心
de
的
píng
平
jìng
静
gèng
更
zhòng
重
yào
要
。
External pressures often affect our emotions, but inner peace is more important.
bié
别
tài
太
zài
在
yì
意
nà
那
xiē
些
wài
外
zài
在
de
的
píng
评
jià
价
,
zhuān
专
zhù
注
yú
于
tí
提
shēng
升
zì
自
jǐ
己
de
的
nèi
内
zài
在
néng
能
lì
力
ba
吧
。
Don't pay too much attention to those external evaluations; focus on improving your own inner abilities.