Chinese word

境外

Pronunciation

Pinyinjìng wài

Meaning

  • nounabroad

Example

我们不能把这个产品卖到境外。wǒ men bù néng bǎ zhè ge chán pǐn mài dào jìng wài

We cannot sell this product abroad.

Illustration for 境外 (abroad)

More examples

公司计划在境外设立分支机构。gōng sī jì huà zài jìng wài shè lì fēn zhī jī gòu

The company plans to set up a branch abroad.

Core concept

The area on the other side of a country or region's administrative reach.

Common phrases

  • 境外投资jìng wài tóu zī

    overseas investment

  • 境外上市jìng wài shàng shì

    overseas listing

  • 境外并购jìng wài bìng gòu

    overseas mergers and acquisitions

Similar words

海外hǎi wài: A place in a foreign country or region beyond one's national borders.
国外guó wài: A place located outside the relevant country's borders or control.
国内guó nèi: The regions and areas inside one's own country's borders.
境内jìng nèi: The area inside a country's or region's administrative boundary.

Definition in Chinese

在国家或地区的行政边界之外的地方；指不在本国领土或管辖范围内的区域。zài guó jiā huò dì qū de xíng zhèng biān jiè zhī wài de dì fāng zhǐ bú zài běn guó líng tǔ huò guǎn xiá fàn wéi nèi de qū yù

Word origin

境 (jìng, "boundary or domain") combines with 外 (wài, "outside") to create a noun for a place outside the relevant territory or jurisdiction.

Usage tips

  • This noun can refer to an entire area rather than a specific country, so it remains useful when the important boundary is regional or legal.

Other meanings

  • outside the regionnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 境外投资jìng wài tóu zīoverseas investmentnoun
  • 境外旅游jìng wài lǚ yóuoverseas travelnoun
  • 境外账户jìng wài zhàng hùoverseas accountnoun

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