外界
wài jiè
Pinyin

Definition

外界
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wài jiè
  1. the outside world
  2. external

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

世界
shì jiè
  1. 1 world
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
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
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
界面
jiè miàn
  1. 1 contact surface
  2. 2 (computing) interface

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

对中国人来说，乒乓早就超越了运动本身，它代表了民族尊严。冷战时期，中国和外界的接触很少，好多运动都受到抵制不能开展。只有乒乓球能让我们跟国外交流。
duì zhōngguórén láishuō ，pīngpāng zǎo jiù chāoyuè le yùndòng běnshēn ，tā dàibiǎo le mínzú zūnyán 。lěngzhàn shíqī ，Zhōngguó hé wàijiè de jiēchù hěn shǎo ，hǎo duō yùndòng dōu shòudào dǐzhì bùnéng kāizhǎn 。zhǐyǒu pīngpāngqiú néng ràng wǒmen gēn guówài jiāoliú 。
For Chinese people, ping pong is more than just a sport, it represents their ethnic dignity. During the cold war, China had little contact with foreign countries, as many banned them from participating in international competitions, and therefore were unable to develop other sports. Ping pong was the only sport that allowed us to interact with other countries.
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别忘了，我们还要探索空落族的神秘文化呢。他们到现在还是自给自足，不和外界接触。
bié wàng le ，wǒmen háiyào tànsuǒ kōngluòzú de shénmì wénhuà ne 。tāmen dào xiànzài háishi zìjǐzìzú ，bù hé wàijiè jiēchù 。
Don't forget we also have to explore the Kongluo people's mysterious culture. Even now they're still self-sufficient, and don't have contact with the outside world.
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当你遇到瓶颈，觉得每上一步都非常艰难时，你要记住，虽然外界的挑战非常严酷，但你的灵魂更加坚强！
dāng nǐ yùdào píngjǐng ，juéde měi shàng yībù dōu fēicháng jiānnán shí ，nǐ yào jìzhu ，suīrán wàijiè de tiǎozhàn fēicháng yánkù ，dàn nǐ de línghún gèngjiā jiānqiáng ！
When you are faced with obstacles and feel the next step is extremely difficult, you have to remember: although the world is brutal, your spirit is even tougher!
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