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HSK
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
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  *外* | 外* | *外
outside / in addition / foreign / external
HSK 1
nothing else but
outside / excluding
HSK 5
thousand miles distant
nickname
HSK 7-9
external / outside / outward appearance
HSK 7-9
the outside world / external
HSK 5
foreign language / CL: 門|门
HSK 1
extragalactic nebula
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together
Xi'an International Studies University (XISU)
parts of the country other than where one is
HSK 2
outsourcing / people who judge others by their looks (abbr. for 外貌協會|外貌协会)
take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone
outer ear
foreign trade
space alien; extraterrestrial
HSK 7-9
bokeh (photography)
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
HSK 3
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / foreign office / Dept. of State
to shock the whole world
foreign policy
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 country
HSK 1
daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line
domestic and international / at home and abroad
foreign languages
to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law)
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
surrounding
look / external appearance / design / overall brand look or logo that can be patented
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-9
loanword
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
voice-over / background narration
outer space
infrared spectrum
diplomatic immunity
daughter's daughter / granddaughter
a stranger / out-of-towner
foreign market
traffic accident / car crash
foreign investment
HSK 6
Shanghai International Studies University (SISU)
diplomat
HSK 4
foreign-exchange reserves
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign
HSK 1
outside the body / in vitro
to eat out / food brought in from outside; food not purchased within the premises
surgery (branch of medicine)
HSK 6
the outside; (attributive) external / exterior; surface
HSK 6
foreign (currency) exchange
HSK 4
coat / jacket / CL:
HSK 4
(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother
HSK 7-9
infrared (ray)
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
outer layer / outer shell
food delivery person
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
outsourcing
outer clothing / semblance / appearance
HSK 6
profile / appearance
HSK 7-9
foreign minister / secretary of state / minister of foreign affairs
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
loanword
layman / amateur
HSK 7-9
from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly
foreign capital
outer skin / carapace
xenophobic / anti-foreigner
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom) / unimaginably far away
foreign affairs
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)
the Bund, a waterfront promenade in central Shanghai, running along the western bank of the Huangpu River
outdoors; outside
offshore / open sea
not exposed / concealed from view
to go out / to leave for another place
exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job
HSK 7-9
(sports) wild card (loanword)
foreign news media (abbr. for 外國媒體|外国媒体)
extension (semantics)
mother's mother / maternal grandmother
to go out / to go away (on a trip etc)
HSK 6
exception / to be an exception
HSK 5
outdoors
foreign relations / diplomatic relations
injury / wound / trauma
alien / extraterrestrial
diplomatic crisis

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