外文
HSK 3 (2021)
外文 (wàiwén) · foreign language
外文 (wàiwén) means “foreign language”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 文 (writing). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 外文 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)
文 wén · writing
What 文 is made of
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A tattooed chest, representing writing (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这本外文书很难读。Zhè běn wàiwén shū hěn nán dú.This foreign-language book is hard to read.
你能读懂外文吗？Nǐ néng dú dǒng wàiwén ma?Can you read foreign languages?
Questions about 外文
What does 外文 mean?
外文 (wàiwén) means “foreign language”.
How do you pronounce 外文?
外文 is pronounced wàiwén.
Which HSK level is 外文?
外文 is in HSK 3 (2021).
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
- 外交wàijiāodiplomacy
- 外面wàimiànoutside
Learn 外文 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 57: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.