外边
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)
外边 (wàibian) · outside
外边 (wàibian) means “outside”. It is written with 2 characters: 外 (outside) + 边 (side). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 外边 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)
边 biān · side
What 边 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 力lì — strength
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 臱 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
外边很冷。Wàibian hěn lěng.It's cold outside.
孩子们在外边玩儿。Háizimen zài wàibian wánr.The children are playing outside.
Questions about 外边
What does 外边 mean?
外边 (wàibian) means “outside”.
How do you pronounce 外边?
外边 is pronounced wàibian.
Which HSK level is 外边?
外边 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021).
Related words
- 国外guówàiabroad
- 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
- 外文wàiwénforeign language
Learn 外边 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 24: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.