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abroad / external (affairs) / overseas / foreign
HSK 1
foreign country
HSK 1
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outside / in addition / foreign / external
HSK 1
foreign language / CL: 門|门
HSK 1
outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home
HSK 1
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal / takeout (business) / takeout (meal)
HSK 2
parts of the country other than where one is
HSK 2
apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond
HSK 2
diplomacy / diplomatic / foreign affairs / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
additional / in addition / besides / separate / other / moreover / furthermore
HSK 3
unexpected / accident / mishap / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
foreign language (written)
HSK 3
outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance
HSK 3
besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore
HSK 4
coat / jacket / CL:
HSK 4
especially / particularly
HSK 4
foreign (currency) exchange
HSK 4
diplomat
HSK 4
outside / excluding
HSK 5
the outside world / external
HSK 5
exception / to be an exception
HSK 5
overseas; abroad
HSK 6
Sino-foreign / Chinese-foreign / home and abroad
HSK 6
outer clothing / semblance / appearance
HSK 6
surgery (branch of medicine)
HSK 6
outward appearance
HSK 6
the outside; (attributive) external / exterior; surface
HSK 6
external / foreign / pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
HSK 6
foreign currency
HSK 6
outdoor
HSK 6
external / foreign / outside
HSK 6
foreign investment
HSK 6
inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about
HSK 6
to go out / to go away (on a trip etc)
HSK 6
outside / out
HSK 6
outskirts
HSK 7-9
foreign enterprise / company established in mainland China with direct investment from foreign entities or from investors in Taiwan, Macao or Hong Kong / abbr. for 外資企業|外资企业
HSK 7-9
profile / appearance
HSK 7-9
countryside / areas outside the city
HSK 7-9
foreign (i.e. of foreign nationality)
HSK 7-9
extra / added / additional
HSK 7-9
foreign trade
HSK 7-9
outside (a country's) borders
HSK 7-9
figure / shape / external form / contour
HSK 7-9
(coll.) mother's father / maternal grandfather
HSK 7-9
at all times and in all places (idiom)
HSK 7-9
to exclude / not including sth (when counting or listing) / except for
HSK 7-9
layman / amateur
HSK 7-9
external / outside / outward appearance
HSK 7-9
foreign aid / external aid / (sports) foreign player / player recruited from overseas
HSK 7-9
nickname
HSK 7-9
(coll.) mother's mother / maternal grandmother
HSK 7-9
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom) / overjoyed at the turn of events
HSK 7-9
(idiom) contrary to expectation; unexpected
HSK 7-9
to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest
HSK 7-9
exceptionally / not one's responsibility or job
HSK 7-9
apart from this / in addition to this
HSK 7-9
space alien; extraterrestrial
HSK 7-9
domestic and international; at home and abroad
HSK 7-9
external force / pressure from outside
foreigner
concerning foreigners or foreign affairs
outdoor
attached externally (e.g. fuel tank) / plug-in / add-on / special software used to cheat in an online game
alien / extraterrestrial
outside the body / in vitro
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution / getting away with it (e.g. crimes) / still at large
external (i.e. not built-in 內置|内置)
outer side
extension (semantics)
the Shanghai Bund or Waitan
injury / wound / trauma
all in all / either way
infrared (ray)
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
ultraviolet (ray)
to tell others (a secret) / to divulge to an outsider / to be rumored
unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
foreign teacher (abbr. for 外國教師|外国教师) / greenhorn / novice / amateurish / religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)
exterior scene; outdoor scene
outsourcing
envelope / outer shell / hull / cover / case
extroverted (personality) / (economics etc) export-oriented
outside the country / abroad / foreign / extraterritorial
facade / external wall
exposed / appearing on the outside
(abbr. for 對外宣傳|对外宣传) (one's own) international public relations efforts / (another nation's) external propaganda
to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
external
(of liquid) to spill out; to overflow / (of gas) to leak out / (fig.) to spill over; to spread (to new areas) / (fig.) (of wealth etc) to drain; to flow outward (esp. overseas) / (fig.) (of talent) to show; to be revealed
landlord (old usage)
foreign debt
extramarital affair
to leak (usually secret information)
vulva
take-out (fast food) / (outer part of) tire / as well / besides / into the bargain / outer zone
extracurricular
outer ear
peripherals

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