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外星人

wài xīng rén · wai xing ren

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. space alien; extraterrestrial
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In a conversation

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Do aliens exist?

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)相信(xiāngxìn)有(yǒu)外星人(wàixīngrén)吗(ma)？

    Do you believe aliens exist?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)不知道(bùzhīdào)。你(nǐ)呢(ne)？

    I don't know. And you?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)觉得(juéde)有(yǒu)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，天上(tiānshàng)那个(nàge)是(shì)什么(shénme)？

    I think so. Look, what's that in the sky?

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)飞机(fēijī)，不是(bùshì)外星人(wàixīngrén)。

    That's a plane, not an alien.

  5. Dengdeng

    也许(yěxǔ)外星人(wàixīngrén)坐(zuò)飞机(fēijī)来(lái)。

    Maybe aliens come by plane.

  6. Liangliang

    那(nà)他们(tāmen)的(de)机票(jīpiào)一定(yīdìng)很(hěn)贵(guì)。

    Then their plane tickets must be expensive.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

你(nǐ)觉(jué)着(zhe)有(yǒu)外(wài)星(xīng)人(rén)存(cún)在(zài)吗(ma)？

Do you think there are aliens?

Tatoeba: Chinese by musclegirlxyp · English by xorgy · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)部(bù)电(diàn)影(yǐng)讲(jiǎng)的(de)是(shì)一(yí)个(gè)外(wài)星(xīng)人(rén)来(lái)到(dào)地(dì)球(qiú)的(de)故(gù)事(shi)。

This movie tells the story of an alien coming to Earth.

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