格外
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
格外 (géwài) · especially
格外 (géwài) means “especially; extra”. It is written with 2 characters: 格 (form) + 外 (outside). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 格外 is built
The characters
格 gé · form
What 格 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 各gè — each
- 夂zhǐ — to go
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 又yòu — and
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 夂zhǐ — to go
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 各 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
今天的天气格外好。Jīntiān de tiānqì géwài hǎo.The weather is especially good today.
下雨天开车要格外小心。Xiàyǔ tiān kāichē yào géwài xiǎoxīn.You should be extra careful driving on rainy days.
Questions about 格外
What does 格外 mean?
格外 (géwài) means “especially; extra”.
How do you pronounce 格外?
格外 is pronounced géwài.
Which HSK level is 格外?
格外 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 表格biǎogéform
- 合格hégéqualified
- 价格jiàgéprice
- 性格xìnggépersonality
- 资格zīgéqualification
- 风格fēnggéstyle
- 及格jígéto pass (an exam)
- 严格yángéstrict
- 格局géjúlayout
- 格式géshiformat
Learn 格外 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 68: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.