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外来
外来
(wài lái): External (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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外 • wài • outside • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
wài
外
outside
来 • lái • to come • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
lái
来
to come
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 外来.
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
来
上来
shàng lai
to come up
下来
xià lai
to come down
出来
chū lai
to come out
回来
huí lai
to return; to come back
过来
guò lai
to come over
进来
jìn lai
to come in
后来
hòu lái
afterward
看来
kàn lai
apparently
4.
Example Sentences with 外来
zhè
这
ge
个
chéng
城
shì
市
yǒu
有
hěn
很
duō
多
wài
外
lái
来
rén
人
kǒu
口
。
This city has a large external population.
wǒ
我
men
们
bì
必
xū
须
dǐ
抵
kàng
抗
wài
外
lái
来
de
tā
他
men
们
pái
排
chì
斥
wài
外
lái
来
wén
文
huà
化
de
zhè
这
ge
个
chéng
城
shì
市
fā
发
zhǎn
展
hěn
很
kuài
快
，
lì
历
shǐ
史
shàng
上
，
xǔ
许
duō
多
mín
民
zú
族
dōu
都
的
yā
压
lì
力
。
We must resist external pressure.
的
yǐng
影
xiǎng
响
。
They exclude the influence of foreign cultures.
yǐ
以
zhì
至
xī
吸
yǐn
引
le
了
dà
大
liàng
量
wài
外
lái
来
rén
人
kǒu
口
。
This city has developed rapidly, so it has attracted a large number of migrants.
céng
曾
zāo
遭
shòu
受
guò
过
wài
外
lái
来
shì
势
lì
力
de
的
yā
压
pò
迫
。
Historically, many ethnic groups have suffered oppression from external forces.
