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HSK 2
外

HSK 2locative

外

wài

外 (wài) means “outside; in addition; foreign; external”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

他在外面等我。

Tā zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.

He's waiting for me outside.

Words containing 外

此外cǐ wàibesides; in addition; moreover; furthermore 另外lìng wàiadditional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore 格外gé wàiespecially; particularly 额外é wàiextra; added; additional 外公wài gōng(coll.) mother's father; maternal grandfather 外交wài jiāodiplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs 意外yì wàiunexpected; accident; mishap 例外lì wàiexception; to be an exception 外面wài miànoutside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance 外表wài biǎoexternal; outside; outward appearance 外行wài hánglayman; amateur 外界wài jièthe outside world; external

More HSK 2 vocabulary

白báisurname Bai 百bǎisurname Bai 帮助bāng zhùassistance; aid; to help; to assist 报纸bào zhǐnewspaper; newsprint 比bǐBelgium; Belgian; abbr. for 比利时别biésurname Bie 宾馆bīn guǎnguesthouse; lodge; hotel 长chánglength; long; forever; always; constantly 唱歌chàng gēto sing a song 出chūto go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (used after a verb to indicate an outward direction or a positive result); classifier for dramas, plays, operas etc 穿chuānto wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread 次cìnext in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc); secondary; vice-; sub-; infra-; inferior quality; substandard; order; sequence; hypo- (chemistry); classifier for enumerated events: time

Frequently asked questions

What does 外 mean?: 外 (wài) means “outside; in addition; foreign; external”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 外 pronounced?: 外 is pronounced “wài” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 外?: 外 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 外?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 外 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27