外交
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
外交 (wàijiāo) · diplomacy
外交 (wàijiāo) means “diplomacy; foreign affairs; diplomatic”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 交 (to hand in). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 外交 is built
The characters
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)
交 jiāo · to hand in
What 交 is made of
- 六liù — six
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 亠tóu — lid
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A person with crossed (intersecting) legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他在大学学习外交。Tā zài dàxué xuéxí wàijiāo.He studies diplomacy at university.
她想以后做外交工作。Tā xiǎng yǐhòu zuò wàijiāo gōngzuò.She wants to work in foreign affairs in the future.
Questions about 外交
What does 外交 mean?
外交 (wàijiāo) means “diplomacy; foreign affairs; diplomatic”.
How do you pronounce 外交?
外交 is pronounced wàijiāo.
Which HSK level is 外交?
外交 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外地wàidìanother part of the country
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外面wàimiànoutside
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
Learn 外交 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 55: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.