外 wài in a sentence

外 面在下雨。

Wàimiàn zài xià yǔ.

It is raining outside.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 外

孩子们在 外 面玩。

Háizimen zài wàimiàn wán.

The children are playing outside.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 外

外 面打雷了。

Wàimiàn dǎ léi le.

It is thundering outside.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 雷

他在门 外 等我。

Tā zài mén wài děng wǒ.

He is waiting for me outside the door.

Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 门

外 公喜欢喝茶。

Wàigōng xǐhuan hē chá.

Grandpa likes drinking tea.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 外公

他学的是 外 交。

Tā xué de shì wàijiāo.

He studies diplomacy.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 外交

不要只看 外 表。

Bú yào zhǐ kàn wàibiǎo.

Do not judge by appearances alone.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 外表

她性格很 外 向。

Tā xìnggé hěn wàixiàng.

She has a very outgoing personality.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 外向

学 外 语很有用。

Xué wàiyǔ hěn yǒuyòng.

Learning a foreign language is very useful.

Dictionary example · 学

外 面有什么声音？

Wàimiàn yǒu shénme shēngyīn?

What is that sound outside?

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 声音

外 面热得不得了。

Wàimiàn rè de bùdéliǎo.

It is terribly hot outside.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不得了

今天他格 外 高兴。

Jīntiān tā géwài gāoxìng.

He is especially happy today.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 格外

窗 外 是一片绿色。

Chuāng wài shì yí piàn lǜsè.

Outside the window is a stretch of green.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 片

外 面飘起了雪花。

Wàimiàn piāo qǐ le xuěhuā.

Snowflakes have begun to drift down outside.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 飘

北风在窗 外 呼啸。

Běifēng zài chuāng wài hūxiào.

The north wind howled outside the window.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 呼啸

他精通三门 外 语。

Tā jīngtōng sān mén wàiyǔ.

He has a thorough command of three foreign languages.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 精通

我姐姐在国 外 留学。

Wǒ jiějie zài guówài liúxué.

My older sister is studying abroad.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 留学

这件 外 套正在打折。

Zhè jiàn wàitào zhèngzài dǎzhé.

This coat is on sale at the moment.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 打折

外 面好像有人敲门。

Wàimiàn hǎoxiàng yǒu rén qiāo mén.

It sounds as if someone is knocking at the door.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 敲

外 面的雨不断地下。

Wàimiàn de yǔ búduàn de xià.

The rain outside keeps falling without a break.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不断

她去年嫁到了 外 地。

Tā qùnián jià dào le wàidì.

She married and moved away last year.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 嫁

窗户 外 边有一棵树，上边常常有鸟。

chuāng hùwài biān yǒu yī kē shù, shàng biān chángcháng yǒu niǎo.

Outside the window there's a tree, and there are often birds in it.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room

我把衣服放进箱子里，把书放在另 外 一个箱子里。

wǒ bǎ yīfu fàngjìn xiāngzi lǐ, bǎ shū fàng zài lìngwài yīgè xiāngzi lǐ.

I put the clothes in boxes and the books in another box.

Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House

我们不能接待 外 宾。

Wǒmen bù néng jiēdài wàibīn.

We can't accommodate foreign guests.

Travel phrasebook · Hotel check-in