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外边

wàibian

outside

HSK 1 · Topic “Where is it?” Position & direction
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Characters in this word

外 wài

Strokes
5
Radical
夕 — evening, night, dusk
Made of
夕 evening, night, dusk 卜 divination, fortune-telling
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

边 biān

Strokes
5
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 边

Example phrases

  • 外边在下雨。 Wàibian zài xià yǔ. It's raining outside.
  • 外边很冷。 Wàibian hěn lěng. It's very cold outside.
  • 外边有很多人。 Wàibian yǒu hěn duō rén. There are a lot of people outside.
  • 妈妈在外边等我。 Māma zài wàibian děng wǒ. Mom is waiting for me outside.
  • 请在外边坐。 Qǐng zài wàibian zuò. Please sit outside.
  • 你去外边吗? Nǐ qù wàibian ma? Are you going outside?
  • 老师不在外边。 Lǎoshī bú zài wàibian. The teacher isn't outside.
  • 小王从外边回来。 Xiǎo Wáng cóng wàibian huílái. Xiao Wang is coming back from outside.
  • 别在外边吃饭。 Bié zài wàibian chīfàn. Don't eat outside.
  • 外边有车吗? Wàibian yǒu chē ma? Is there a car outside?

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