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外用
wài yòng
Pinyin
Definition
外用
-
wài yòng
external
Related Words
(20)
使用
shǐ yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to apply
4
to make use of
外
wài
1
outside
2
in addition
3
foreign
4
external
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
用
yòng
1
to use
2
to employ
3
to have to
4
to eat or drink
5
expense or outlay
6
usefulness
7
hence
8
therefore
用户
yòng hù
1
user
2
consumer
3
subscriber
4
customer
不用
bù yòng
1
need not
中外
zhōng wài
1
Sino-foreign
2
Chinese-foreign
3
home and abroad
之外
zhī wài
1
outside
2
excluding
享用
xiǎng yòng
1
to enjoy (i.e. have the use or benefit of)
以外
yǐ wài
1
apart from
2
other than
3
except for
4
external
5
outside of
6
on the other side of
7
beyond
作用
zuò yòng
1
to act on
2
to affect
3
action
4
function
5
activity
6
impact
7
result
8
effect
9
purpose
10
intent
11
to play a role
12
corresponds to English -ity, -ism, -ization
13
CL:個|个[gè]
使用者
shǐ yòng zhě
1
user
例外
lì wài
1
exception
2
to be an exception
信用
xìn yòng
1
to trust
2
credit (commerce)
3
trustworthiness
4
creditworthiness
信用卡
xìn yòng kǎ
1
credit card
借用
jiè yòng
1
to borrow sth for another use
2
to borrow an idea for one's own use
备用
bèi yòng
1
reserve
2
spare
3
alternate
4
backup
内外
nèi wài
1
inside and outside
2
domestic and foreign
3
approximately
4
about
分外
fèn wài
1
exceptionally
2
not one's responsibility or job
利用
lì yòng
1
to exploit
2
to make use of
3
to use
4
to take advantage of
5
to utilize
Idioms
(20)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
1
to do two things at once (idiom)
2
to multitask
3
to divide one's attention
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
1
no use to tell others
2
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
1
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2
unimaginably far away
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
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
when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
1
to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
2
to do sth without considering the risks
3
to leave out of consideration
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
1
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
1
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
1
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
别有用心
bié yǒu yòng xīn
1
to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
别无他用
bié wú tā yòng
1
to have no other use or purpose (idiom)
刚愎自用
gāng bì zì yòng
1
obstinate and self-opinionated (idiom)
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
1
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
2
overjoyed at the turn of events
在家靠父母,出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
1
one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
外来成语
wài lái chéng yǔ
1
loan idiom
Sample Sentences
内服的话,云南白药挺好的。外用可以用红药水。
nèifú dehuà ,Yúnnán báiyào tǐng hǎo de 。wàiyòng kěyǐ yòng hóngyàoshuǐ 。
If you want something that can be taken orally, Yunnan Baiyao is quite good. For external use you can use mercurochrome.
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