老外 meaning in English
(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman
11 strokes
Meaning of 老外
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lǎowài
- (coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person)
- layman
- amateur
老外 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他是老外,他听不懂我们说的话。
He's a foreigner. He doesn't understand what we're saying.
Stroke order for each character
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老 lǎo · prefix used before the surname of a per… · 6 strokes
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外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 老外.
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 老人 | lǎorén | old man or woman; the elderly |
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 老朋友 | lǎo péngyou | old friend; (slang) period |
| 老是 | lǎoshì | always |
| 以外 | yǐwài | apart from; other than |
| 外卖 | wàimài | (of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business) |
| 外地 | wàidì | parts of the country other than where one is |
| 老年 | lǎonián | elderly; old age |
Questions about 老外
What does 老外 mean?
老外 (lǎowài) means "(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman".
How do you write 老外?
老外 is made of 2 characters: 老 (6 strokes), 外 (5 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.