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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

之外 [zhīwài]
  1. 1. noun A scope outside a certain limit.
    远在千里之外的他送来了最深情的节日祝福。
    He, who is thousands of miles away from here, sends us his best holiday wishes.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

之外 [zhīwài]
  1. 1. 指超出某一界限的范围
    正文之外还有附录
    跳到两米之外
    一个月之外不再免费保修。

Examples

出乎意料之外,却在情理之中。
unexpected but not surprising
御敌于国门之外
turn the enemy back at the border
伤亡之外,尚有多人失踪。
In addition to the killed and wounded, many are missing.
这家饭馆儿除了价钱便宜之外,一无可取。
This restaurant has nothing to recommend it except that it's cheap.
我除了行李被褥之外,一无所有。
Apart from clothes and bedding I have nothing.
运筹帷幄之中,决胜千里之外
sit within a command tent and devise strategies that will assure victory a thousand li away
我只能给你资金上的支持,除此之外,我也帮不上什么。
I can only offer you financial support.
这手机用了好几年了,除了壳子有点旧之外,其他都好。
This cell phone has been used for many years, but everything functions well, except that its case is a little old.
他除了上班之外还能抽空儿做兼职捞外快。
Besides his work, he makes extra income from moonlighting.
他的票夹里除了钞票之外,还有一张女友的小照。
There is a small photo of his girl friend in his wallet in addition to the banknotes.

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