外人 meaning in English

wàirén

outsider; foreigner

7 strokes

Meaning of 外人

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

wàirén
  1. outsider
  2. foreigner
  3. stranger

外人 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ是shì个gè所suǒ谓wèi的de局jú外wài人rén。
I was an outsider, so to speak.
多duō听tīng不bù多duō言yán, 里lǐ外wài人rén不bù嫌xián。
He that hears much and speaks not at all shall be welcome both in bower and hall.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

外 wài · outside · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

人 rén · person · 2 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2

Related words

Words that share a character with 外人.

女人nǚrénwoman
男人nánréna man; a male
别人biérénother people; others; other person
家人jiārénfamily member; (old) servant
病人bìngrénsick person; patient
工人gōngrénworker
老人lǎorénold man or woman; the elderly
外国wàiguóforeign country
国外guó wàiabroad; external (affairs)
外边wàibianoutside; outer surface
外语wàiyǔforeign language
有人yǒu rénsomeone; people

Questions about 外人

What does 外人 mean?

外人 (wàirén) means "outsider; foreigner".

How do you write 外人?

外人 is made of 2 characters: 外 (5 strokes), 人 (2 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.