(wài miàn) - outside, exterior, outdoors in Mandarin
wàimiànTraditional: 外面
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
外
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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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 9: 外面, 或许, 讲 and 7 more words.