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外国

wài guó · wai guo

Traditional 外國

HSK 1Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. foreign (country)
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Night market first time

  1. Leon

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，这个(zhège)夜市(yèshì)的(de)东西(dōngxi)好(hǎo)多(duō)啊(a)！

    Dengdeng, this night market has so many things!

  2. Dengdeng

    里昂(lǐáng)，外国(wàiguó)也(yě)有(yǒu)夜市(yèshì)吗(ma)？

    Leon, are there night markets abroad too?

  3. Leon

    有(yǒu)，但是(dànshì)很少(hěnshǎo)，外国(wàiguó)的(de)夜市(yèshì)比较(bǐjiào)安静(ānjìng)。

    Yes, but very few, and night markets abroad are rather quiet.

  4. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，尝尝(chángcháng)臭豆腐(chòudòufu)。闻起来(wénqǐlai)臭(chòu)，吃起来(chīqǐlai)香(xiāng)。

    Come on, try the stinky tofu. It smells bad but tastes good.

  5. Leon

    啊(a)，这个(zhège)味道(wèidao)……我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)回家(huíjiā)了(le)！

    Ah, this smell... I want to go home!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

据(jù)说(shuō)他(tā)爸(bà)爸(ba)在(zài)外(wài)国(guó)去(qù)世(shì)了(le)。

It is said that his father died in a foreign country.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)在(zài)一(yì)家(jiā)外(wài)国(guó)公(gōng)司(sī)做(zuò)翻(fān)译(yì)。

She works as a translator at a foreign company.

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外
wài

outside; in addition

国
guó

country; nation; state; (bound form) national

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