老外 (lǎo wài): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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老外
老外
(lǎo wài): Foreigner (slang) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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老 • lǎo • old; aged • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
lǎo
老
old; aged
外 • wài • outside • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
wài
外
outside
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 老外.
Words with
老
老师
lǎo shī
teacher
老人
lǎo rén
old man or woman
老家
lǎo jiā
native place
老年
lǎo nián
elderly
老是
lǎo shi
always
老虎
lǎo hǔ
tiger
古老
gǔ lǎo
ancient
老公
lǎo gōng
(coll.) husband
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
4.
Example Sentences with 老外
péng
朋
you
友
men
们
cháng
常
kāi
开
wán
玩
xiào
笑
de
地
jiào
叫
tā
他
lǎo
老
wài
外
。
His friends often jokingly call him a foreigner.
tā
他
dài
带
yí
一
gè
个
lǎo
老
wài
外
qù
去
chī
吃
huǒ
nà
那
ge
个
lǎo
老
wài
外
yòng
用
zhōng
中
wén
文
wèn
问
wǒ
火
guō
锅
。
He took a foreigner out for hot pot.
我
zěn
怎
me
么
qù
去
chē
车
zhàn
站
。
That foreigner asked me in Chinese how to get to the station.
