外面
wài miàn
Pinyin
Definition
外面
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- outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
- surface
- exterior
- external appearance
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 on top of
- 2 above-mentioned
- 3 also pr. [shàng mian]
- 1 below
- 2 under
- 3 next
- 4 the following
- 5 also pr. [xià mian]
- 1 ahead
- 2 in front
- 3 preceding
- 4 above
- 5 also pr. [qián mian]
- 1 additional
- 2 in addition
- 3 besides
- 4 separate
- 5 other
- 6 moreover
- 7 furthermore
- 1 outside
- 2 in addition
- 3 foreign
- 4 external
Idioms (20)
一体两面
- 1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)
- 2 fig. a situation with two sides to it
上不了台面
- 1 better kept under the table (idiom)
- 2 not to be disclosed
- 3 too inferior to show in public
不看僧面看佛面
- 1 lit. not for the monk's sake but for the Buddha's sake (idiom)
- 2 fig. (to do sth for sb) out of deference to sb else
不足为外人道
- 1 no use to tell others
- 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
- 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
- 2 unimaginably far away
Sample Sentences
别气急败坏亲爱的,我当然也不希望我们家老王在外面拈花惹草的,可歇斯底里解决不了问题,得冷静分析,所谓,知己知彼、百战不殆嘛。
Don't get yourself into such a state, dear. Of course I don't want my hubby to sow wild oats, but getting hysterical about things isn't going to resolve the issue. You have to do a cool analysis, like that quote from the Art of War: "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles."
啧啧啧,刚刚在外面看到广告,说保护视力要从六岁开始,太夸张了吧。
Hey, I just saw an advertisement outside, stating to protect one’s eyesight from the age of six. This is an exaggeration.
没办法啊,自从我搬家了以后,几乎餐餐都在外面解决。
I've got no other choice. Since I moved house, I eat almost all of my meals out.
每餐都在外面吃,这样不太好吧。
It's not to good to eat every meal out, is it?
在外面吃也不能随便乱吃啊。
You can't just eat anything when you're eating out.
你们看到新闻没有?暴风雪来袭,外面积雪已经好几尺深了,政府宣布明天停班停课。
Have you seen the news? The snowstorm strikes! The snow is meters deep outside. The government has announced that there will be no school or work tomorrow.
外面暴风雪,我们在这里闲扯淡,去把暖炉弄热点吧。
There's a snowstorm raging outside, and we're in here talking nonsense. Let's heat up the stove a little.
外面有彩虹,出来看吧!
There’s a rainbow outside. Come out and take a look!
请把伞放在外面。
Please leave your umbrella outside.
虽然住在家里不如外面这么舒适,吃的东西也沒有外面这么高级,但是我还是习惯住在家里。又熟悉,又有安全感。所以金窝银窝不如自家的狗窝。
Although living at home is not as comfortable as living outside, and the food is not as fancy as the food outside, either, I’m more used to living at home. Home brings me familiar feeling and security. So, east or west, home is the best.