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Jyutping deoi3 ngoi6
Pinyin duì wài

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. external
  2. foreign
  3. pertaining to external or foreign (affairs)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 區別詞
    同​外部​有關
    external; foreign
    • 對外關係
      对外关系
      deoi3 ngoi6 gwaan1 hai6
      external relations
    • 佢負責晒所有對外嘅工作。
      佢负责晒所有对外嘅工作。
      keoi5 fu6 zaak3 saai3 so2 jau5 deoi3 ngoi6 ge3 gung1 zok3
      He is responsible for all the external work.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, attributive
    foreign; external; with other countries
    (syn.) 涉外
    • 開展對外文化交流
      开展对外文化交流
      kāi zhǎn duì wài wén huà jiāo liú
      to conduct cultural exchange with other countries
    • 對外債務
      对外债务
      duì wài zhài wù
      foreign debt
  2. verb
    to resist foreign aggression
  3. verb
    to be open to outsiders
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级词汇表 #240
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我对外籍员工没有偏见。
    我對外籍員工沒有偏見。
    wǒ duì wài jí yuán gōng méi yǒu piān jiàn 。
    • I don't have a prejudice against foreign workers.
  2. Mandarin
    你们对外语感兴趣吗?
    你們對外語感興趣嗎?
    nǐ men duì wài yǔ gǎn xìng qù ma ?
    • Are you interested in foreign languages?
  3. Mandarin
    没有对外语的认识,你永远无法理解外国人的沉默。
    沒有對外語的認識,你永遠無法理解外國人的沉默。
    méi yǒu duì wài yǔ de rèn shi , nǐ yǒng yuǎn wú fǎ lǐ jiě wài guó rén de chén mò 。
    • Being unfamiliar with foreign languages, you'll never be able to understand the foreigner's silence.
  4. Mandarin
    最近对外贸易活动减少了。
    最近對外貿易活動減少了。
    zuì jìn duì wài mào yì huó dòng jiǎn shǎo le 。
    • The activity of foreign trade has been declining of late.
  5. Mandarin
    对外国人来说,学日文挺难的.
    對外國人來説,學日文挺難的.
    duì wài guó rén lái shuō , xué rì wén tǐng nán de .
    • It's hard for foreigners to learn Japanese.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    中国市场对外开放俾世界投资者。
    中國市場對外開放俾世界投資者。
    zung1 gwok3 si5 coeng4 deoi3 ngoi6 hoi1 fong3 bei2 sai3 gaai3 tau4 zi1 ze2.
    • The Chinese market is open to investors around the world.
  2. Cantonese
    中国外交部再次反对外国以粗暴手段干涉中国内政。
    中國外交部再次反對外國以粗暴手段干涉中國內政。
    zung1 gwok3 ngoi6 gaau1 bou6 zoi3 ci3 faan2 deoi3 ngoi6 gwok3 ji5 cou1 bou6 sau2 dyun6 gon1 sip3 zung1 gwok3 noi6 zing3.
    • The Chinese Foreign Ministry has again expressed opposition to the crude intrusion into China's domestic policies by foreign powers.
  3. Cantonese
    面对外敌,我哋必须竭力保卫我哋嘅家园!
    面對外敵,我哋必須竭力保衞我哋嘅家園!
    min6 deoi3 ngoi6 dik6, ngo5 dei6 bit1 seoi1 kit3 lik6 bou2 wai6 ngo5 dei6 ge3 gaa1 jyun4!
    • We must defend our home with all our might against foreign enemies!
  4. Cantonese
    对外关系
    對外關係
    deoi3 ngoi6 gwaan1 hai6
    • external relations
  5. Cantonese
    佢负责晒所有对外嘅工作。
    佢負責晒所有對外嘅工作。
    keoi5 fu6 zaak3 saai3 so2 jau5 deoi3 ngoi6 ge3 gung1 zok3
    • He is responsible for all the external work.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    对外贸易
    對外貿易
    duì wài mào yì
    • foreign trade
  2. Mandarin
    开展对外文化交流
    開展對外文化交流
    kāi zhǎn duì wài wén huà jiāo liú
    • to conduct cultural exchange with other countries
  3. Mandarin
    对外债务
    對外債務
    duì wài zhài wù
    • foreign debt
  4. Mandarin
    关于德川初期日本的对外政策,一部分学者认为,德川政权延续了丰臣秀吉的武力外征理念,虽然程度颇有减轻,但其“武威外交”的基本路线并无根本变化。
    關於德川初期日本的對外政策,一部分學者認為,德川政權延續了豐臣秀吉的武力外徵理念,雖然程度頗有減輕,但其“武威外交”的基本路線並無根本變化。
    guān yú dé chuān chū qī rì běn de duì wài zhèng cè , yī bù fēn xué zhě rèn wèi , dé chuān zhèng quán yán xù le fēng chén xiù jí de wǔ lì wài zhēng lǐ niàn , suī rán chéng dù pō yǒu jiǎn qīng , dàn qí “ wǔ wēi wài jiāo ” de jī běn lù xiàn bìng wú gēn běn biàn huà .
    • About the foreign policy of Japan in the early Tokugawa period, some scholars believe that the Tokugawa regime continued Toyotomi Hideyoshi's ideology of military invasion; even though the extent has considerably lessened, the basic direction of "military diplomacy" has not changed on a fundamental level.
  5. Mandarin
    它们控制了中国的海关和对外贸易,控制了中国的交通事业(海上的、陆上的、内河的和空中的)。
    它們控制了中國的海關和對外貿易,控制了中國的交通事業(海上的、陸上的、內河的和空中的)。
    tā men kòng zhì le zhōng guó de hǎi guān hé duì wài mào yì , kòng zhì le zhōng guó de jiāo tōng shì yè ( hǎi shàng de , lù shàng de , nèi hé de hé kōng zhōng de ) .
    • They have also gained control of China's customs, foreign trade and communications (sea, land, inland water and air).