化外
huà wài
Pinyin

Definition

化外
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huà wài
  1. (old) outside the sphere of civilization

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
huà zhuāng
  1. 1 to put on makeup
huà zhuāng pǐn
  1. 1 cosmetic
  2. 2 makeup product
huà shēn
  1. 1 incarnation
  2. 2 reincarnation
  3. 3 embodiment (of abstract idea)
  4. 4 personification
lìng wài
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 separate
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 moreover
  7. 7 furthermore
guó wài
  1. 1 abroad
  2. 2 external (affairs)
  3. 3 overseas
  4. 4 foreign
wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 foreign
  4. 4 external
wài gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's father
  2. 2 maternal grandfather
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
wài pó
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2 maternal grandmother
wài biǎo
  1. 1 external
  2. 2 outside
  3. 3 outward appearance
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
fū huà
  1. 1 breeding
  2. 2 to incubate
  3. 3 innovation (esp. in commerce and marketing)
qiáng huà
  1. 1 to strengthen
  2. 2 to intensify
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
wén huà
  1. 1 culture
  2. 2 civilization
  3. 3 cultural
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè],種|种[zhǒng]
xiāo huà
  1. 1 to digest
  2. 2 digestion
  3. 3 digestive
biàn huà
  1. 1 change
  2. 2 variation
  3. 3 to change
  4. 4 to vary
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
Zhōng shí huà
  1. 1 China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation, Sinopec
  2. 2 abbr. for 中國石油化工股份有限公司|中国石油化工股份有限公司

Idioms (20)

不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
  1. 1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth without considering the risks
  3. 3 to leave out of consideration
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
光天化日
guāng tiān huà rì
  1. 1 the full light of day (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. peace and prosperity
  3. 3 in broad daylight
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
出神入化
chū shén rù huà
  1. 1 to reach perfection (idiom); a superb artistic achievement
化干戈为玉帛
huà gān gē wéi yù bó
  1. 1 lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn hostility into friendship
化整为零
huà zhěng wéi líng
  1. 1 to break up the whole into pieces (idiom); dealing with things one by one
  2. 2 divide and conquer
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
化为泡影
huà wéi pào yǐng
  1. 1 to come to nothing (idiom)
化腐朽为神奇
huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí
  1. 1 lit. to change something rotten into something magical (idiom)
化险为夷
huà xiǎn wéi yí
  1. 1 to turn peril into safety (idiom); to avert disaster
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)

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