外行
Old HSK 6
外行 (wàiháng) · layman
外行 (wàiháng) means “layman; amateur; inexperienced”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 行 (OK). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 外行 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)
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
在音乐方面我是外行。Zài yīnyuè fāngmiàn wǒ shì wàiháng.When it comes to music, I'm an amateur.
外行很难看出其中的问题。Wàiháng hěnnán kànchū qízhōng de wèntí.A layman would find it hard to spot the problem.
Questions about 外行
What does 外行 mean?
外行 (wàiháng) means “layman; amateur; inexperienced”.
How do you pronounce 外行?
外行 is pronounced wàiháng.
Which HSK level is 外行?
外行 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 外行 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 185: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.