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  *外* | 外* | *外
outside / in addition / foreign / external
HSK 1
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign
HSK 1
parts of the country other than where one is
HSK 2
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
HSK 3
outside / excluding
HSK 5
foreign language / CL: 門|门
HSK 1
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
the outside world / external
HSK 5
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
foreign country
HSK 1
diplomat
HSK 4
coat / jacket / CL:
HSK 4
foreign (currency) exchange
HSK 4
diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
foreign language (written)
HSK 3
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
unexpected / accident / mishap / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
exception / to be an exception
HSK 5
foreign currency
HSK 6
besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
HSK 4
external / outside / outward appearance
HSK 7-9
surgery (branch of medicine)
HSK 6
the outside; (attributive) external / exterior; surface
HSK 6
outer clothing / semblance / appearance
HSK 6
to go out / to go away (on a trip etc)
HSK 6
space alien; extraterrestrial
HSK 7-9
overseas; abroad
HSK 6
foreign trade
HSK 7-9
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-9
diplomatic immunity
external / foreign / pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
HSK 6
nothing else but
especially; particularly; even more than usual / extra; additional
HSK 4
thousand miles distant
(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother
HSK 7-9
foreigner
outward appearance
HSK 6
profile / appearance
HSK 7-9
while the connoisseur recognizes the artistry, the layman simply enjoys the show
layman / amateur
HSK 7-9
outsourcing / people who judge others by their looks (abbr. for 外貌協會|外貌协会)
external / foreign / outside
HSK 6
over and above (some amount) / beyond (budget)
outdoor
HSK 6
outer ear
exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job
HSK 7-9
daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line
bokeh (photography)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / foreign office / Dept. of State
foreign market
foreign-exchange reserves
foreign investment
HSK 6
outside; outdoors
HSK 6
foreign policy
lit. don't let one's own fertile water flow into others' field / fig. keep the goodies within the family (proverb)
stranger / outsider
to flee abroad / to run away / to desert / outflow
apart from this / in addition to this
HSK 7-9
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
at all times and in all places (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
HSK 7-9
foreign relations / diplomatic relations
domestic and international / at home and abroad
domestic and international; at home and abroad
HSK 7-9
to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
foreign worker
traffic accident / car crash
the "good-looks club": people who attach great importance to a person's appearance (pun on 外貿協會|外贸协会 foreign trade association)
foreign relations
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
to eat out / food brought in from outside; food not purchased within the premises
extra / added / additional
HSK 7-9
surgery
foreign enterprise / company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong / abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业
HSK 7-9
foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
HSK 7-9
outsourcing
surrounding
nickname
HSK 7-9
outer skin / carapace
outskirts
HSK 7-9
countryside / areas outside the city
HSK 7-9
xenophobic / anti-foreigner
extroverted / outgoing / to play audio through speakers (rather than through earphones) / (old) to appoint to a post outside the capital
foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
food delivery person
outdoors; outside
offshore / open sea
not exposed / concealed from view
to go out / to leave for another place
(sports) wild card (loanword)
foreign news media (abbr. for 外國媒體|外国媒体)
extension (semantics)
mother's mother / maternal grandmother
alien / extraterrestrial
foreign trade

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