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外人

wài rén · wai ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. outsider
  2. foreigner
  3. stranger
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Family business

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)哥哥(gēge)要(yào)搬家(bānjiā)了(le)，全家(quánjiā)都(dōu)在(zài)商量(shāngliang)。

    My brother is moving, and the whole family is discussing it.

  2. Leon

    我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)，可以(kěyǐ)吗(ma)？

    I want to listen too. May I?

  3. Liangliang

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，这是(zhèshì)家里(jiālǐ)的(de)事(shì)，外人(wàirén)最好(zuìhǎo)别(bié)听(tīng)。

    Sorry, it's a family matter. Outsiders had better not listen.

  4. Leon

    我(wǒ)是(shì)外人(wàirén)吗(ma)？

    Am I an outsider?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)不是(bùshì)外人(wàirén)，你(nǐ)是(shì)我们(wǒmen)的(de)客人(kèrén)，来(lái)喝茶(hēchá)吧(ba)。

    You are not an outsider. You are our guest. Come and have tea.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)家(jiā)的(de)事(shì)，外(wài)人(rén)最(zuì)好(hǎo)别(bié)插(chā)手(shǒu)。

This is our family matter; outsiders had better not interfere.

02

他(tā)刚(gāng)搬(bān)来(lái)，在(zài)村(cūn)里(lǐ)还(hái)算(suàn)个(gè)外(wài)人(rén)。

He just moved here and is still considered an outsider in the village.

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