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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

国外 [guówài]
  1. 1. external; overseas; abroad
    国外事务
    external affairs
    国外来信
    letter from abroad
    国外市场
    overseas (or foreign) market
    国外投资
    investment in foreign countries

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

国外 [guówài]
  1. 1. 本国领土范围外
    开拓国外市场

Examples

中国丝绸畅销国外
Chinese silk fabrics sell well on foreign markets.
出逃国外
flee the country
村里传说他叔要从国外回来了。
The villagers are all saying that his uncle is soon coming home from abroad.
他在国外靠打工上学。
While abroad, he had to work part-time to support himself at college.
国外分行
overseas branch
国外来信
letter from abroad
国外投资
investment in foreign countries
因为长期居住国外,我的汉语有点荒疏了。
My Chinese is a little rusty after a long residence abroad.

Word Decomposition


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