Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
外面
wàimiàn
Description
外面的意思是房子或者一个地方的外边，跟里面相反。
"外面" means the outside of a house or a place, opposite of inside.
下雨的时候，我们不想去外面。
When it rains, we don't want to go outside.
Meanings
外面wàimiàn
outside; the outer side or space
外面很冷，多穿一点衣服。
It's cold outside, wear more clothes.
外面wàimiàn
outside the home; not at home
今天我们在外面吃饭吧。
Let's eat outside today.
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Notes
- Etymology
外 (outside) + 面 (side/surface), a common location compound.
- Nuance
外面 and 外边 are nearly interchangeable; 外边 sounds slightly more colloquial.
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