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外界 (wài jiè): Meaning, Examples & Usage | HSK 6

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外界 (wài jiè): The outside world (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6

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3.

Character Breakdown

外 • wài • outside • HSK 2.0 L2

HSK 2

wài外

outside

Word Info

Pinyinwài jiè

Meaningthe outside world; outside

Characters2

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界 • jiè • boundary, limit, scope

jiè界

boundary, limit, scope

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 外界.

包袱bāo fucloth wrappers
编织biān zhīto weave
捕捉bǔ zhuōcatch; seize
拜年bài niánpay a New Year call
层出不穷céng chū bù qióngcome out in an unending flow
报复bào fùtake vengeance on; retaliate
边疆biān jiāngborderland; frontier region
参照cān zhàorefer to; consult
并非bìng fēireally not
博大精深bó dà jīng shēnextensive and profound; have extensive knowledge and profound scholarship
本身běn shēnin itself/oneself
安宁ān níngpeaceful; tranquil; calm

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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 外界.

Words with 外

外边wài bianoutside
外国wài guóforeign (country)
外面wài miànoutside (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 dìparts of the country other than where one is

外语wài yǔforeign language

另外lìng wàianother

Words with 界

世界shì jièworld
境界jìng jièboundary; extent reached
界限jiè xiàndividing line; limits; bounds
边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
交界jiāo jièBoundary
界定jiè dìngdefine / delimit
界线jiè xiànboundary / border
眼界yǎn jièhorizon / outlook

4.

Example Sentences with 外界

wài外

jiè界

hěn很

ān安

jìng静

。

The outside world is very quiet.

tā他

cháng长

qī期

yǐn隐

jū居

，

jī几

hū乎

yǔ与

wài外

jiè界

duì对

wǒ我

men们

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù

tā他

hěn很

shǎo少

guān关

zhù注

wài外

jiè界

de的

xīn

tā她

zhuān专

zhù注

yú于

chuàng创

zuò作

，

duì对

wài外

wài外

jiè界

duàn断

jué绝

le了

suǒ所

yǒu有

lián联

xì系

。

He has been living in seclusion for a long time, almost cutting off all contact with the outside world.

目

dì的

píng评

jià价

jiū究

jìng竟

rú如

hé何

？

What exactly is the outside world's evaluation of our project?

新

wén闻

。

He rarely pays attention to news from the outside world.

jiè界

de的

xuān喧

áo嚣

chōng充

ěr耳

bù不

wén闻

。

She focused on her creation, turning a deaf ear to the noise from the outside world.