外地
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
外地 (wàidì) · another part of the country
外地 (wàidì) means “another part of the country; other places”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 地 (adverb particle (-ly)). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 外地 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)
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他是外地人。Tā shì wàidì rén.He's not from around here.
你去外地工作吗？Nǐ qù wàidì gōngzuò ma?Are you going to work in another city?
Questions about 外地
What does 外地 mean?
外地 (wàidì) means “another part of the country; other places”.
How do you pronounce 外地?
外地 is pronounced wàidì.
Which HSK level is 外地?
外地 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 外边wàibianoutside
- 外国wàiguóforeign country
- 外语wàiyǔforeign language
- 外卖wàimàitakeout
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 另外lìngwàiin addition
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
Learn 外地 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 9: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.