HSK · Level 45
120 words
Chinese word
对外
Pronunciation
Pinyinduì wài
Meaning
- adjectiveforeign
Example
政府的对外政策很重要。zhèng fǔ de duì wài zhèng cè hěn zhòng yào
The government's foreign policy is very important.
More examples
公司加大了对外投资。gōng sī jiā dà le duì wài tóu zī
The company increased its foreign investment.
Core concept
A direction that crosses an internal boundary toward another group, place, or country.
Common phrases
对外贸易duì wài mào yì
foreign trade
对外投资duì wài tóu zī
foreign investment
对外交流duì wài jiāo liú
foreign exchanges
Similar words
国外的guó wài de: Describing something located or happening outside one's own country.
海外的hǎi wài de: Describing places, people, or situations in countries across the sea.
Definition in Chinese
表示朝向外部或国外的方向或对象，既可作形容词修饰名词，也可与动词连用表示对外进行的动作，如对外贸易。biǎo shì cháo xiàng wài bù huò guó wài de fāng xiàng huò duì xiàng jì kě zuò xíng róng cí xiū shì míng cí yě kě yǔ dòng cí lián yòng biǎo shì duì wài jìn xíng de dòng zuò rú duì wài mào yì
Word origin
对 (duì, "toward") + 外 (wài, "outside") forms a term for directing something beyond an internal boundary.
Usage tips
- In everyday conversation, this word often belongs to formal institutional or business language, while ordinary speech names the outside party or country more directly.
Other meanings
- externallyadverb
- abroadadverb
Opposites
- 对内duì nèidomesticadjective