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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
foreign language / CL: 門|门
HSK 1
parts of the country other than where one is
HSK 2
foreign country
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
the outside world / external
HSK 5
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
diplomat
HSK 4
foreign (currency) exchange
HSK 4
outer garment; jacket; coat / CL:
HSK 4
diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
foreign language (written)
HSK 3
foreign investment
HSK 6
nickname
HSK 7-9
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
outside; outdoors
HSK 6
foreign-published periodical
(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother
HSK 7-9
profile / appearance
HSK 7-9
layman / amateur
HSK 7-9
foreign currency
HSK 6
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
Ministry of Foreign Affairs / foreign office / Dept. of State
outward appearance
HSK 6
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)
external / foreign / outside
HSK 6
daughter's son / grandson / descendant via the female line
foreign languages
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
loanword
outer space
foreign trade
HSK 7-9
diplomatic immunity
daughter's daughter / granddaughter
a stranger / out-of-towner
foreign-exchange reserves
to eat out / food brought in from outside; food not purchased within the premises
outer layer / outer shell
food delivery person
foreign ministry (e.g. of Japan or Korea)
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
foreign minister / secretary of state / minister of foreign affairs
loanword
foreign capital
outer skin / carapace
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
offshore / open sea
(sports) wild card (loanword)
foreign news media (abbr. for 外國媒體|外国媒体)
extension (semantics)
mother's mother / maternal grandmother
foreign relations / diplomatic relations
injury / wound / trauma
alien / extraterrestrial
(coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather
HSK 7-9
diplomatic crisis
foreign language
external / extrinsic
exterior scene; outdoor scene
the Internet outside the GFW 防火長城|防火长城
foreign investment
foreign debt
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Qing Dynasty
foreign businessman / foreign enterprise; foreign company
(abbr. for 對外宣傳|对外宣传) (one's own) international public relations efforts / (another nation's) external propaganda
figure / shape / external form / contour
HSK 7-9
export-oriented (economic model)
to lend (sth other than money) / to borrow
sister's son / wife's sibling's son
to send out / fast food delivered
outflow / to flow out / to drain
external (i.e. not built-in 內置|内置)
peripherals
overseas foreign direct investment (OFDI)
extra income
envelope / outer shell / hull / cover / case
surgery
see 外地
(computing) external link (abbr. for 外部鏈接|外部链接)
foreign affairs
diplomatic immunity
foreigner

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