外向
wài xiàng
Pinyin

Definition

外向
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wài xiàng
  1. extroverted (personality)
  2. (economics etc) export-oriented

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

另外
lìng wài
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 separate
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 moreover
  7. 7 furthermore
向
Xiàng
  1. 1 surname Xiang
向前
xiàng qián
  1. 1 forward
  2. 2 onward
外
wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 foreign
  4. 4 external
外套
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn

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

Sample Sentences

所谓雄伟和秀美，所谓外向和内向，所谓戏剧型的和图画型的，所谓戴奥尼苏斯艺术和阿波罗艺术，所谓“金刚怒目，菩萨低眉”，所谓“静如处女，动如脱兔”，姚姬传所谓的阳刚和阴柔，都无非是这两种气质的注脚。
suǒwèi xióngwěi hé xiùměi ，suǒwèi wàixiàng hé nèixiàng ，suǒwèi xìjù xíng de hé túhuà xíng de ，suǒwèi Dàiàonísūsī yìshù hé Ābōluó yìshù ，suǒwèi “jīngāngnùmù ，púsà dīméi ”，suǒwèi “jìng rú chǔnǚ ，dòng rú tuōtù ”，Yáo Jīchuán suǒwèi de yánggāng hé yīnróu ，dōu wúfēi shì zhè liǎng zhǒng qìzhì de zhùjiǎo 。
Majesty and grace, extroversion and introversion, theater and painting, Dionysusian art and Apollonian art, the fierce stare of an attendant of the Buddha and the lowered gaze of the Bodhisattva, or the coyness of the maid and the rapidity of the rabbit from 'The Nine Situations' in Sunzi's Art of War, and Yao Nai's concept of masculine and feminine, are all but footnotes to these two aspects.
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一般来说呢，人的个性本来就不同，有些生来外向开朗，人来疯；有些生来内向低调，喜欢安静。
yībānláishuō ne ，rén de gèxìng běnlái jiù bùtóng ，yǒuxiē shēnglái wàixiàng kāilǎng ，rén lái fēng ；yǒuxiē shēnglái nèixiàng dīdiào ，xǐhuan ānjìng 。
Normally people's personalities are different. Some people are naturally outgoing and jovial and get all hyped up in front of people; while others are naturally introverted, low profile and like quiet.
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他是个活泼外向的人，每次参加派对，总是能跟很多人聊天，认识几个新朋友。
tā shì gè huópo wàixiàng de rén ，měicì cānjiā pàiduì ，zǒngshì néng gēn hěn duō rén liáotiān ，rènshi jǐ ge xīn péngyou 。
He is a very bubbly and extroverted person. Every time he goes to a party, he can always chat to loads of people and make new friends.
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活泼、外向
huópo 、wàixiàng
lively / bubbly; out-going / extroverted
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嗯，说我外向，乐观，有幽默感。
ng4 ，shuō wǒ wàixiàng ，lèguān ，yǒu yōumògǎn 。
Yeah. It said I'm extroverted, optimistic and have a sense of humor.
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