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海内外

hǎinèiwài

both at home and abroad

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Characters in this word

海 hǎi

Strokes
10
Radical
氵 — water
Made of
氵 water 每 each, every
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

内 nèi

Strokes
4
Radical
入 — to enter, to come in
Made of
冂 frame 人 man, person
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

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

Example phrases

  • 这位科学家的研究成果受到海内外同行的广泛关注。 Zhè wèi kēxuéjiā de yánjiū chéngguǒ shòudào hǎi nèiwài tóngháng de guǎngfàn guānzhù. This scientist's research findings have attracted wide attention from peers both at home and abroad.
  • 这部电影在海内外都很受欢迎。 Zhè bù diànyǐng zài hǎinèiwài dōu hěn shòu huānyíng. This film is very popular both at home and abroad.
  • 海内外的朋友都来参加了他的婚礼。 Hǎinèiwài de péngyou dōu lái cānjiā le tā de hūnlǐ. Friends from both home and abroad came to his wedding.

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