老外 Chinese English dictionary 老外 translate 老外 pinyin

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老外

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
老外 lǎowài	老外 \| 老外* \| *老外	(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
老	老 \| 老* \| *老	6画老耂 + 0	lǎo	old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125	lou5	4471.1 JKP


外	外 \| 外* \| *外	5画夕 + 2	wài	out, outside, external; foreign	ngoi6	2320.0 NIY

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
老外 lǎowài	老外 \| 老外* \| *老外	(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person) / layman / amateur


老 lǎo	老 \| 老* \| *老	prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity / old (of people) / venerable (person) / experienced / of long standing / always / all the time / of the past / very / outdated / (of meat etc) tough


外　wài	外 \| 外* \| *外	outside / in addition / foreign / external