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境外

jìngwài

outside the territory; overseas

A paper plane flies over a red dashed border line
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Characters in this word

境 jìng

Strokes
14
Radical
土 — soil, earth
Made of
土 soil, earth 竟 finally, after all, at last
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 境

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

  • 公司把结算服务器设在境外,审计部门因此要求补充数据合规说明。 Gōngsī bǎ jiésuàn fúwùqì shè zài jìngwài, shěnjì bùmén yīncǐ yāoqiú bǔchōng shùjù héguī shuōmíng. The company placed its settlement server overseas, so the audit department required additional explanations on data compliance.
  • 他有一个朋友长期住在境外。 Tā yǒu yí gè péngyou chángqī zhù zài jìngwài. He has a friend who has long lived abroad.
  • 境外寄来的包裹要先经过检查。 Jìngwài jì lái de bāoguǒ yào xiān jīngguò jiǎnchá. Parcels sent from abroad have to be inspected first.

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