Chinese word

外地

Pronunciation

Pinyinwài dì

Meaning

  • nounout of town

Example

他在外地工作。tā zài wài dì gōng zuò

He works out of town.

Illustration for 外地 (out of town)

More examples

她是外地来的学生。tā shì wài dì lái de xué shēng

She is a student from out of town.

Core concept

A location on the other side of the local boundary, whether nearby or far away.

Common phrases

  • 回外地huí wài dì

    return to another region

  • 到外地dào wài dì

    arrive in another region

  • 外地的朋友wài dì de péng yǒu

    friend from another region

Similar words

本地běn dì: Refers to the local area where the speaker or the people being discussed are located.
地方dì fāng: Means a place or area within a certain geographic range.
国外guó wài: Refers to a place in another country or in a region outside one's own country.

Definition in Chinese

用来指除本地以外的地方，强调地点上不是本地的那一方。yòng lái zhǐ chú běn dì yǐ wài de dì fāng qiáng diào dì diǎn shàng bú shì běn dì de nà yì fāng

Word origin

外 (wài, "outside") + 地 (dì, "place") forms a term for a place beyond the local area.

Usage tips

  • The word does not automatically mean another country, since a different city or region within the same country can fit.

Other meanings

  • another regionnoun
  • faraway placenoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 外地人wài dì rénperson from out of townnoun

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