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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

在外 [zàiwài]
  1. 1. excluded
    这是饭钱,服务费在外
    That is the price of the meal exclusive of service charge.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

在外 [zàiwài]
  1. 1. 不在某个范围之内;在外
    每桌400元,酒水在外
    出门在外

Examples

为了生计,他不得不经常在外奔波。
In order to make a living, he had to go from place to place hunting for jobs.
成年在外
be away from home all year
出门在外,要多加小心。
Look after yourself when you're away from home.
单身在外
live alone away from home
独身在外
be away from home and family
由于恶声在外,人们都不愿和他交往。
People do not like to make friends with him because of his bad reputation.
出门在外,他顾恋着家中的妻儿。
Being away from home, he misses his wife and children very much.
爸爸长年出差在外,哥哥就成了家里扛大梁的人。
As father always travelled on official business, my brother became the mainstay of the family.
在外工作十分牵挂家中的老母。
Working outside, I miss my mother very much.

Word Decomposition


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