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外来

wài lái · wai lai

Traditional 外來

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. external
  2. foreign
  3. outside
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Look like a local

  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)条(tiáo)胡同(hútòng)里(lǐ)，外来(wàilái)的(de)游客(yóukè)真(zhēn)多(duō)。

    There are so many out-of-town tourists in this alley.

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我们(wǒmen)也是(yěshì)外来(wàilái)人(rén)，不是(bùshì)本地人(běndìrén)。

    Right. We are outsiders too. We are not locals.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)怎么(zěnme)才能(cáinéng)像(xiàng)本地人(běndìrén)？

    Then how can we look like locals?

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，本地人(běndìrén)不(bù)拍照(pāizhào)，外来(wàilái)的(de)人(rén)才(cái)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Look, locals do not take photos. Only people from outside do.

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，我(wǒ)已经(yǐjīng)拍(pāi)了(le)三十张(sānshízhāng)了(le)。

    Oops, I have already taken thirty shots.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

外(wài)来(lái)游(yóu)客(kè)需(xū)要(yào)遵(zūn)守(shǒu)当(dāng)地(dì)的(de)规(guī)定(dìng)。

Outside visitors need to follow local regulations.

02

这(zhè)种(zhǒng)外(wài)来(lái)植(zhí)物(wù)在(zài)本(běn)地(dì)长(zhǎng)得(de)很(hěn)好(hǎo)。

This foreign plant grows very well locally.

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