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外援 (wài yuán): Foreign aid / external assistance (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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外 • wài • outside • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wài
外
outside
援 • yuán • to aid, to support, to pull, to quote
yuán
援
to aid, to support, to pull, to quote
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 外援.
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
援
支援
zhī yuán
support; assist; aid
救援
jiù yuán
to save
援助
yuán zhù
assist / aid
后援
hòu yuán
support; backup
增援
zēng yuán
to reinforce, reinforcement
援救
yuán jiù
rescue
求援
qiú yuán
to ask for help; to seek aid
孤立无援
gū lì wú yuán
isolated and without help; stranded
4.
How to Use 外援 in Sentences
Verb + Object
yī
依
lài
赖
wài
外
yuán
援
neutral
rely on foreign aid
yǐn
引
jìn
进
wài
外
yuán
援
neutral
introduce foreign aid/players
Measure Word + Noun
with
名
yī
一
míng
名
wài
外
yuán
援
Adjective + Noun
with
优秀
yōu
优
xiù
秀
wài
外
yuán
援
Noun + Noun
with
政策
wài
外
yuán
援
zhèng
政
cè
策
5.
Example Sentences with 外援
zhè
这
ge
个
qiú
球
duì
队
yǒu
有
wài
外
yuán
neutral
a foreign aid/player
neutral
excellent foreign aid/player
formal
Written
foreign aid policy
援
。
This team has foreign aid.
miàn
面
duì
对
jì
技
shù
术
píng
瓶
jǐng
颈
，
wǒ
我
men
们
bù
不
dé
得
bù
不
xún
寻
qiú
求
zhuān
专
yè
业
wài
外
yuán
援
de
的
zhǐ
指
dǎo
导
。
Facing technical bottlenecks, we had no choice but to seek guidance from professional external assistance.
gōng
公
sī
司
qǐng
请
le
了
wài
外
yuán
援
lái
来
bāng
帮
máng
忙
wán
完
chéng
成
xiàng
项
mù
目
。
The company hired external assistance to help complete the project.
zài
在
kùn
困
nán
难
shí
时
qī
期
，
guó
国
jì
际
wài
外
yuán
援
duì
对
zāi
灾
qū
区
rén
人
mín
民
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhòng
重
yào
要
。
During difficult times, international aid is very important for people in disaster areas.
lǎo
老
wáng
王
，
tīng
听
shuō
说
nǐ
你
men
们
bù
部
mén
门
zuì
最
jìn
近
lái
来
le
了
gè
个
lì
厉
hài
害
de
的
wài
外
yuán
援
？
Lao Wang, I heard your department recently got a very capable external expert?
