国外
HSK 1 (2021)
国外 (guówài) · abroad
国外 (guówài) means “abroad”. It is written with 2 characters: 国 (country) + 外 (outside). It is an HSK 1 word in the 2021 standard.
How 国外 is built
The characters
国 guó · country
What 国 is made of
- 囗wéi — enclosure
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 玉yù — jade
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 丶 — dot
- 王wáng — king
Origin hint: Treasure 玉 within a country's borders 囗 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
外 wài · outside
What 外 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: Night-time 夕 divinations 卜; the supernatural, the foreign (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在国外工作。Tā zài guówài gōngzuò.He works abroad.
你想去国外学习吗？Nǐ xiǎng qù guówài xuéxí ma?Do you want to study abroad?
Questions about 国外
What does 国外 mean?
国外 (guówài) means “abroad”.
How do you pronounce 国外?
国外 is pronounced guówài.
Which HSK level is 国外?
国外 is in HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 国家guójiācountry
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 中国ZhōngguóChina
- 出国chūguóto go abroad
- 国际guójìinternational
- 回国huíguóto return to one's country
- 全国quánguóthe whole country
- 国内guónèidomestic
- 国庆guóqìngNational Day
- 联合国LiánhéguóUnited Nations
Learn 国外 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 38: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.