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外观 (wài guān): Outward appearance (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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外 • wài • outside • HSK 3.0 · L1
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wài
外
outside
观 • guān • to observe, to watch, to view
guān
观
to observe, to watch, to view
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 外观.
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
观
参观
cān guān
to visit (a place; a museum; etc.)
观众
guān zhòng
audience
观看
guān kàn
to watch; to view
主观
zhǔ guān
subjective
乐观
lè guān
optimistic
客观
kè guān
objective
悲观
bēi guān
pessimistic
观察
guān chá
observe; watch; survey
4.
Example Sentences with 外观
zhè
这
zuò
座
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
de
的
wài
外
guān
观
hěn
很
chǒu
丑
lòu
陋
。
The appearance of this building is very ugly.
zhè
这
zuò
座
jiàn
建
zhù
筑
de
的
wài
外
guān
观
fēi
非
cháng
常
zhè
这
ge
个
bǎo
宝
bèi
贝
bù
不
jǐn
仅
wài
外
guān
观
jīng
精
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
wài
外
guān
观
gǔ
古
pǔ
朴
，
dàn
但
zhè
这
jǐn
尽
guǎn
管
nà
那
kuǎn
款
shǒu
手
jī
机
wài
外
guān
观
shí
时
měi
美
guān
观
，
xī
吸
yǐn
引
le
了
hěn
很
duō
多
rén
人
lái
来
cān
参
guān
观
。
The appearance of this building is very beautiful, attracting many people to visit.
měi
美
，
ér
而
qiě
且
jù
具
yǒu
有
lì
历
shǐ
史
yì
意
yì
义
。
This treasure is not only exquisite in appearance but also has historical significance.
jiàn
件
wù
物
pǐn
品
bìng
并
fēi
非
zhēn
真
zhèng
正
de
的
gǔ
古
dǒng
董
。
Despite its ancient appearance, this item is not a genuine antique.
shàng
尚
，
wǒ
我
què
却
bìng
并
wèi
未
duì
对
qí
其
ài
爱
bú
不
shì
释
shǒu
手
。
Although that phone model has a stylish appearance, I did not find myself unable to put it down.
