Meaning of 外行
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
wàiháng
- layman
- amateur
外行 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他们是外行。
They are laymen.
我那时还是个外行。
I was still an amateur at that time.
外行谈策略，内行谈后勤。
Amateurs talk strategy, professionals talk logistics.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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- 2
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行 xíng · to walk · 6 strokes
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- 6
Related words
Words that share a character with 外行.
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 进行 | jìnxíng | (of a process etc) to proceed; to be in progress; to be underway; (of people) to carry out |
| 行动 | xíngdòng | operation; action |
| 行为 | xíngwéi | action; conduct; behavior; activity |
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 旅行 | lǚxíng | to travel; journey; trip |
| 举行 | jǔxíng | to hold (a meeting, ceremony etc) |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
Questions about 外行
What does 外行 mean?
外行 (wàiháng) means "layman; amateur" and is used as a adjective and noun.
How do you write 外行?
外行 is made of 2 characters: 外 (5 strokes), 行 (6 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.
Is 外行 an HSK word?
Yes. 外行 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.