(wài miàn) - outside, exterior, outdoors in Mandarin

wàimiàn

Traditional: 外面

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Translation

outside, exterior, outdoors

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Word origin

A compound of 外 (wài) 'outside' and 面 (miàn) 'face, surface, side'. 外 joins 夕 (evening) and 卜 (divination), traditionally read as divining outside the usual time; 面 is a pictograph of a face. Together they mean the outside.

Origin
compound
Root
外 (wài, outside: 夕 evening + 卜 divination) + 面 (miàn, face/side)

Stroke order

Stroke order for 外

外

Stroke order for 面

面

Examples

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It is cold outside.

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He is waiting outside.

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The children ran outside to play.

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It is raining outside, do not go out.

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The children are playing outside.

外面 (wài miàn) - outside, exterior, outdoors.

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This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 9: 外面, 或许, 讲 and 7 more words.