国 guó
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 玉 jade, gem, precious stone
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
国外
guówài
abroad, overseas
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 他在国外工作。 Tā zài guówài gōngzuò. He works abroad.
- 我妈妈在国外。 Wǒ māma zài guówài. My mom is abroad.
- 我想去国外学习。 Wǒ xiǎng qù guówài xuéxí. I want to study abroad.
- 哥哥在国外上大学。 Gēge zài guówài shàng dàxué. My older brother studies at a university abroad.
- 你想住在国外吗？ Nǐ xiǎng zhù zài guówài ma? Do you want to live abroad?
- 我们都想去国外看看。 Wǒmen dōu xiǎng qù guówài kànkan. We all want to go abroad and see it.
- 王明说国外很好玩儿。 Wáng Míng shuō guówài hěn hǎowánr. Wang Ming says it's a lot of fun abroad.
- 明年我们能去国外吗？ Míngnián wǒmen néng qù guówài ma? Can we go abroad next year?
- 国外的学生也学汉语。 Guówài de xuésheng yě xué Hànyǔ. Students abroad also study Chinese.
- 他在国外给我打电话。 Tā zài guówài gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà. He calls me from abroad.
Related words
- 国 guó country, state
- 国家 guójiā country, nation
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 中国 Zhōngguó China
- 出国 chūguó to go abroad
- 国际 guójì international
- 回国 huí guó to return to one’s country
- 全国 quánguó the whole country
- 国内 guónèi within the country
- 国庆 guóqìng National Day
- 联合国 Liánhéguó the United Nations
- 爱国 àiguó to love one's country