外面

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Chinese[edit]

 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
 
face; side; surface
face; side; surface; aspect; top
trad. (外面)
simp. #(外面)

Pronunciation[edit]


Noun[edit]

外面

  1. outside; out
    外面外面  ―  Wàimiàn guā zhe fēng.  ―  It's windy outside
    外面 [MSC, trad.]
    外面 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ bèi suǒ zài mén wàimiàn le. [Pinyin]
    I was locked out.
    咱們進屋外面 [MSC, trad.]
    咱们进屋外面 [MSC, simp.]
    Hǎo le hǎo le, zánmen kuài jìnwū shuō ba, wàimiàn duō lěng a. [Pinyin]
    All right, let's go inside to talk, it's so cold outside.
  2. exterior; surface
  3. other parts of the country; other places; elsewhere; outland
  4. the outside world; the external world

Usage notes[edit]

Can imply away from one's home or hometown in a way that English outside may not.

Synonyms[edit]

  • (outside):
  • (other parts of the country):
  • (the outside world): 外界 (wàijiè)

Japanese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Kanji in this term
がい
Grade: 2
めん
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun[edit]

(がい)(めん) (gaimen

  1. exterior surface; outward appearance
Antonyms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Kanji in this term
そと
Grade: 2
つら > づら
Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Noun[edit]

(そと)(づら) (sotozura

  1. exterior surface
  2. the face one presents to others, one's outward personality
Antonyms[edit]