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外地

wàidì

another place; out of town

A traveler beyond a town gate
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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

地 de

Strokes
6
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 也 also, too
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 他去外地。 Tā qù wàidì. He goes out of town.
  • 我在外地。 Wǒ zài wàidì. I am in another place.
  • 外地朋友来。 Wàidì péngyou lái. A friend from out of town comes.

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