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户外

hù wài · hu wai

Traditional 戶外

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. outdoor
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Lunch outdoors

  1. Liangliang

    天气(tiānqì)这么(zhème)好(hǎo)，我们(wǒmen)去(qù)户外(hùwài)吃(chī)午饭(wǔfàn)吧(ba)！

    The weather is so nice. Let's have lunch outdoors!

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)啊(a)！我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)户外(hùwài)。

    Great! I love being outdoors.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)喜欢(xǐhuan)户外(hùwài)？你(nǐ)不(bù)是(shì)怕(pà)虫子(chóngzi)吗(ma)？

    You love it? Aren't you afraid of bugs?

  4. Dengdeng

    怕(pà)。不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)坐(zuò)在(zài)你(nǐ)旁边(pángbiān)。

    I am. But I can sit next to you.

  5. Liangliang

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  6. Dengdeng

    因为(yīnwèi)虫子(chóngzi)更(gèng)喜欢(xǐhuan)你(nǐ)。

    Because bugs like you better.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

若(ruò)天(tiān)气(qì)许(xǔ)可(kě)的(de)话(huà)，派(pài)对(duì)将(jiāng)会(huì)在(zài)户(hù)外(wài)举(jǔ)行(xíng)。

The party will be held outdoors, weather permitting.

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)在(zài)户(hù)外(wài)度(dù)过(guò)了(le)一(yì)整(zhěng)天(tiān)。

We spent the day in the open air.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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