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外边

wài bian · wai bian

Traditional 外邊

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. outside
  2. outer surface
  3. abroad
  4. place other than one's home
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  1. Dengdeng

    外边(wàibian)好像(hǎoxiàng)有人(yǒurén)在(zài)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)。

    It sounds like someone is calling you outside.

  2. Liangliang

    外边(wàibian)？我(wǒ)听(tīng)不见(bùjiàn)。

    Outside? I can't hear anything.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)去(qù)外边(wàibian)看看(kànkan)吧(ba)。

    Go and look outside.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。……外边(wàibian)没有(méiyǒu)人(rén)。

    OK. ...There is no one outside.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)是(shì)谁(shéi)叫(jiào)你(nǐ)？哦(ò)，是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)在(zài)响(xiǎng)。

    Then who was calling you? Oh, my phone is ringing.

  6. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)铃声(língshēng)怎么(zěnme)是(shì)我(wǒ)的(de)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Why is your ringtone my voice?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

学(xué)友(yǒu)来(lái)看(kàn)林(lín)老(lǎo)师(shī)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，外(wài)边(bian)正(zhèng)下(xià)着(zhe)雨(yǔ)呢(ne)。

When Xueyou came to see Teacher Lin, it was raining outside.

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

02

春(chūn)季(jì)的(de)时(shí)候(hou)，中(zhōng)国(guó)北(běi)边(bian)很(hěn)冷(lěng)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)在(zài)外(wài)边(bian)的(de)花(huā)不(bù)开(kāi)花(huā)。

North China is cold in spring, so flowers don't bloom outdoors.

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

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外
wài

outside; in addition

边
biān

side; edge

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