wài

outside

in addition; foreign; external

Evening (夕) + divination (卜) = outside, beyond

In ancient China, divination (卜) was done outdoors at dusk (夕) — outside the home, beyond the threshold. What lies beyond the familiar boundary is foreign and external.

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DivinationSemantic
EveningSemantic

孩子们在面玩。

hái zi men zài wài miàn wán。

The children are playing outside.

除了工作之,他还喜欢画画。

chú le gōng zuò zhī wài,tā hái xǐ huān huà huà。

In addition to work, he also likes painting.

Words with 外

在外

zài wài

outer

运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外

yùn chóu wéi wò zhī zhōng , jué shèng qiān lǐ zhī wài

a general planning in the seclusion of his tent is able to determine the outcome of the distant battle (idiom)

道外

dào wài

see 道外區|道外区[Dao4 wai4 Qu1]

道外区

dào wài qū

Daowai, a district of Harbin City 哈爾濱市|哈尔滨市[Ha1 er3 bin1 Shi4], Heilongjiang

郊外

jiāo wài

outskirts

野外

yě wài

countryside

野外定向

yě wài dìng xiàng

orienteering

野外放养

yě wài fàng yǎng

free-range (breeding livestock or poultry)

金属外壳

jīn shǔ wài ké

metal cover

金玉其外,败絮其中

jīn yù qí wài , bài xù qí zhōng

gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside (idiom)

门外

mén wài

outside the door

门外汉

mén wài hàn

layman

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