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外地
wàidì
Description
"外地"的意思是自己家乡以外的地方。
"外地" means places other than one's hometown.
很多人从外地来到大城市工作。
Many people come from 外地 to work in big cities.
Meanings
外地wàidì
a place away from one's hometown; another region
他是外地人，不是本地人。
He is from out of town, not a local.
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Notes
- Etymology
外 (outside) + 地 (place/land), literally "outside place."
- Nuance
refers to domestic regions outside one's hometown, unlike 外国 which means foreign countries.
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