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外面

wài miàn · wai mian

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Meaning

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  1. outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. surface
  3. exterior
  4. external appearance
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Is it cold outside?

  1. Dengdeng

    外面(wàimiàn)冷(lěng)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)出去(chūqù)跑步(pǎobù)。

    Is it cold outside? I want to go out for a run.

  2. Liangliang

    很(hěn)冷(lěng)，外面(wàimiàn)只有(zhǐyǒu)三度(sāndù)。

    Very cold. It is only three degrees outside.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)穿(chuān)厚(hòu)一点(yīdiǎn)。

    Then I'll wear something thicker.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，外面(wàimiàn)还(hái)有(yǒu)风(fēng)。

    Look, it's windy outside too.

  5. Dengdeng

    算了(suànle)，我(wǒ)在(zài)家里(jiālǐ)跑(pǎo)，里面(lǐmiàn)比(bǐ)外面(wàimiàn)暖和(nuǎnhuo)。

    Forget it. I'll run at home. It's warmer inside than outside.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)个(ge)男(nán)孩(hái)穿(chuān)上(shàng)了(le)他(tā)的(de)运(yùn)动(dòng)鞋(xié)，跑(pǎo)向(xiàng)外(wài)面(miàn)。

That boy put on his sneakers and ran outside.

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

02

外(wài)面(miàn)正(zhèng)在(zài)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，出(chū)门(mén)记(jì)得(de)带(dài)伞(sǎn)。

It's raining outside; remember to bring an umbrella when you go out.

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外
wài

outside; in addition

面
miàn

face; side

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