外星人
wàixīngrén
alien; extraterrestrial
Characters in this word
星 xīng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 科幻电影里的外星人常被用来反思人类自身的恐惧和欲望。 Kēhuàn diànyǐng lǐ de wàixīngrén cháng bèi yòng lái fǎnsī rénlèi zìshēn de kǒngjù hé yùwàng. Aliens in science-fiction films are often used to reflect on humanity's own fears and desires.
- 妈妈问我，世界上有没有外星人，我笑着说不知道。 Māma wèn wǒ, shìjiè shàng yǒu méiyǒu wàixīngrén, wǒ xiàozhe shuō bù zhīdào. Mum asked me whether there are aliens in the world, and I smiled and said I don't know.
- 外星人真的存在吗？科学家们还没有找到答案。 Wàixīngrén zhēnde cúnzài ma? Kēxuéjiāmen hái méiyǒu zhǎodào dá'àn. Do aliens really exist? Scientists haven't found the answer yet.
Related words
- 国外 guówài abroad, overseas
- 外 wài outside, outer
- 外边 wàibian outside
- 外国 wàiguó foreign country
- 外语 wàiyǔ foreign language
- 外地 wàidì another place; out of town
- 外卖 wàimài takeout delivery
- 以外 yǐwài outside; except for
- 另外 lìngwài other; in addition
- 外交 wàijiāo diplomacy
- 外面 wàimiàn outside
- 外文 wàiwén foreign language; foreign writing