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外卖

wàimài

takeout delivery

A courier carrying a food box
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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

卖 mài

Strokes
8
Radical
十 — ten, tenth
Made of
十 ten, tenth 买 to buy, to purchase
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 我点外卖。 Wǒ diǎn wàimài. I order food delivery.
  • 外卖到了。 Wàimài dào le. The food delivery is here.
  • 今晚吃外卖。 Jīnwǎn chī wàimài. Tonight we eat takeout.

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