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外援 (wài yuán): Foreign aid / external assistance (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

外援 consists of 2 characters.

to aid, to support, to pull, to quote

Word Info

Pinyinwài yuán

MeaningForeign aid / external assistance

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word外援

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3.

How to Use 外援 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 外援 with other words naturally.

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 + Nounwith名

yī一

míng名

wài外

yuán援

Adjective + Nounwith优秀

yōu优

xiù秀

wài外

yuán援

Noun + Nounwith政策

wài外

yuán援

zhèng政

cè策

4.

Example Sentences with 外援

zhè这

ge个

qiú球

duì队

yǒu有

wài外

yuán援

neutral

a foreign aid/player

neutral

excellent foreign aid/player

formal

Written

foreign aid policy

。

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.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

dān单

píng凭

wài外

yuán援

jiù就

néng能

chè彻

dǐ底

jiě解

jué决

suǒ所

yǒu有

nèi内

bù部

wèn问

tí题

ma吗

？

Do you really think that relying solely on foreign aid can completely solve all internal problems?

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.

zhè这

cì次

wēi危

jī机

，

wǒ我

men们

zhǔ主

yào要

yī依

kào靠

zì自

shēn身

lì力

liàng量

，

bìng并

wèi未

guò过

dù度

yī依

lài赖

wài外

yuán援

。

In this crisis, we mainly relied on our own strength and did not excessively depend on external assistance.

suī虽

rán然

huò获

dé得

le了

jǐn紧

jí急

wài外

yuán援

，

dàn但

hòu后

xù续

de的

chóng重

jiàn建

gōng工

zuò作

yī依

rán然

rèn任

zhòng重

dào道

yuǎn远

。

Although we received emergency foreign aid, the subsequent reconstruction work remains a long and arduous task.

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?

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