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外星人 (wài xīng rén): Alien / Extraterrestrial (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

外星人 consists of 3 characters.

star; celestial body

Word Info

Pinyinwài xīng rén

MeaningAlien / Extraterrestrial

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word外星人

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3.

How to Use 外星人 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith个

yí一

gè个

wài外

xīng星

rén人

neutral

an alien

Verb + Object

xiāng相

xìn信

wài外

xīng星

rén人

Adjective + Nounwith神秘

shén神

mì秘

de的

wài外

xīng星

rén人

Subject + Verbwith入侵

wài外

xīng星

rén人

rù入

qīn侵

4.

Example Sentences with 外星人

wài外

xīng星

rén人

lái来

le了

。

Aliens are coming.

neutral

Spoken

believe in aliens

xún寻

zhǎo找

wài外

xīng星

rén人

neutral

search for aliens

neutral

mysterious aliens

neutral

alien invasion

xǔ许

duō多

kē科

huàn幻

xiǎo小

shuō说

dōu都

miáo描

huì绘

le了

wài外

xīng星

rén人

fǎng访

wèn问

dì地

qiú球

de的

chǎng场

jǐng景

。

Many science fiction novels depict scenes of aliens visiting Earth.

nǐ你

xiāng相

xìn信

wài外

xīng星

rén人

zhēn真

de的

cún存

zài在

ma吗

？

Do you believe that aliens really exist?

hái孩

zi子

men们

xǐ喜

huān欢

kàn看

wài外

xīng星

rén人

de的

diàn电

yǐng影

。

Children like watching movies about aliens.

tā他

shēng声

chēng称

zì自

jǐ己

jiàn见

guò过

wài外

xīng星

rén人

，

dàn但

méi没

rén人

xiāng相

xìn信

tā他

。

He claimed to have seen an alien, but no one believed him.

rú如

guǒ果

wài外

xīng星

rén人

tū突

rán然

chū出

xiàn现

，

rén人

lèi类

shè社

huì会

jiāng将

miàn面

lín临

jù巨

dà大

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

If aliens suddenly appeared, human society would face enormous challenges.

kē科

xué学

jiā家

zhèng正

zài在

yán研

jiū究

wài外

xīng星

rén人

shì是

fǒu否

cún存

zài在

。

Scientists are studying whether aliens exist.

zuó昨

wǎn晚

de的

diàn电

yǐng影

lǐ里

，

wài外

xīng星

rén人

jū居

rán然

hé和

rén人

lèi类

chéng成

le了

péng朋

yǒu友

。

In last night's movie, the aliens actually became friends with humans.

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外国wài guóHSK 2
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以外yǐ wàiHSK 3
外卖wài màiHSK 3
外地wài dìHSK 3
外语wài yǔHSK 3
另外lìng wàiHSK 4

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星期xīng qīHSK 1
星期天Xīng qī tiānHSK 1
星期日Xīng qī rìHSK 1
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卫星wèi xīngHSK 6
零星líng xīngHSK 6
恒星

Words with 人

家人jiā rénHSK 1
别人bié renHSK 3
名人míng rénHSK 3
大人dà renHSK 3
女人nǚ rénHSK 3
客人kè rénHSK 3
爱人ài renHSK 3
男人

héng xīng

HSK 7-9

nán rén

HSK 3