HSK · Level 55
105 words
Chinese word
外界
Pronunciation
Pinyinwài jiè
Meaning
- nounoutside world
Example
他很想看看外界是什么样的。tā hěn xiǎng kàn kàn wài jiè shì shén me yàng de
He really wants to see what the outside world is like.
More examples
孩子通过旅行接触外界，增长见识。hái zi tōng guò lǚ xíng jiē chù wài jiè zēng zhǎng jiàn shí
Children come into contact with the outside world through travel and broaden their horizons.
Core concept
A world beyond a person, thing, or defined area, including its surroundings and outside forces.
Common phrases
与外界隔绝yǔ wài jiè gé jué
be isolated from the outside world
接触外界jiē chù wài jiè
come into contact with the outside world
向外界开放xiàng wài jiè kāi fàng
open to the outside world
Similar words
世界shì jiè: The whole world beyond one place, understood through its people, lands, countries, and nature.
外部wài bù: An outer area or an external factor affecting an organization, object, or system.
Definition in Chinese
指处于某人、某物或某一范围之外的外部世界或外部事物，可指具体的周围环境，也可指来自范围外的影响或力量。zhǐ chǔ yú mǒu rén mǒu wù huò mǒu yí fàn wéi zhī wài de wài bù shì jiè huò wài bù shì wù kě zhǐ jù tǐ de zhōu wéi huán jìng yě kě zhǐ lái zì fàn wéi wài de yíng xiǎng huò lì liàng
Word origin
外 (wài, "outside") + 界 (jiè, "boundary or sphere") forms a word for the sphere beyond a set boundary.
Usage tips
- This noun often appears when a closed group, private life, or limited environment is contrasted with the larger social environment around it.
Other meanings
- outsidenoun
Opposites
- 内部nèi bùinteriornoun