Meaning of 郊外
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
jiāowài
- outskirts
郊外 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
前几天，东京郊外发生了件可怕的事情。
The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.
我的家在那座城市的郊外.
My house is on the outskirts of town.
《莫斯科郊外的晚上》以一个E小三和弦开头。
"Moscow Nights" begins with an E minor triad.
Stroke order for each character
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郊 jiāo · suburbs · 8 strokes
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外 wài · outside · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 郊外.
| 外国 | wàiguó | foreign country |
| 国外 | guó wài | abroad; external (affairs) |
| 外边 | wàibian | outside; outer surface |
| 外语 | wàiyǔ | foreign language |
| 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 |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface |
| 另外 | lìngwài | additional; in addition |
| 意外 | yìwài | unexpected; accident |
| 外交 | wàijiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic |
| 外文 | wàiwén | foreign language (written) |
Questions about 郊外
What does 郊外 mean?
郊外 (jiāowài) means "outskirts" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 郊外?
郊外 is made of 2 characters: 郊 (8 strokes), 外 (5 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.
Is 郊外 an HSK word?
Yes. 郊外 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.