外界
Old HSK 6
外界 (wàijiè) · the outside world
外界 (wàijiè) means “the outside world; external”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 界 (boundary). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 外界 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)
界 jiè · boundary
What 界 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 介jiè — agent
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: 田 gives the meaning, 介 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他们很少和外界联系。Tāmen hěn shǎo hé wàijiè liánxì.They have little contact with the outside world.
外界对这个计划有很多看法。Wàijiè duì zhège jìhuà yǒu hěnduō kànfǎ.People outside have many opinions about this plan.
Questions about 外界
What does 外界 mean?
外界 (wàijiè) means “the outside world; external”.
How do you pronounce 外界?
外界 is pronounced wàijiè.
Which HSK level is 外界?
外界 is in Old HSK 6.
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 外界 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 185: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.