外面 wài mian outside syn 外 wài outside / in addition / foreign / external syn 物 wù (bound form) thing / (literary) the outside world as distinct from oneself / people other than oneself syn 之外 zhī wài outside / excluding syn 以外 yǐ wài apart from / other than / except for / external / outside of / on the other side of / beyond syn 表面 biǎo miàn surface / face / outside / appearance syn 外表 wài biǎo external / outside / outward appearance syn 业余 業餘 yè yú in one's spare time / outside working hours / amateur (historian etc) syn 开放 開放 kāi fàng to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality syn 打工 dǎ gōng to work a temporary or casual job / (of students) to have a job outside of class time, or during vacation 封闭 封閉 fēng bì to close / to seal off / to close down (an illegal venue) / closed (i.e. isolated from outside input) syn 门外 門外 mén wài outside the door 外界 wài jiè the outside world / external syn 外头 外頭 wài tou outside / out syn 外边 外邊 wài bian outside / outer surface / abroad / place other than one's home syn 野外 yě wài countryside / areas outside the city syn 外来 外來 wài lái external / foreign / outside syn 一手 yī shǒu a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help syn 城外 chéng wài outside of a city 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 引进 引進 yǐn jìn to recommend / to introduce (from outside) syn 表里 表裡 biǎo lǐ the outside and the inside / one's outward show and inner thoughts / exterior and interior 自习 自習 zì xí to study outside of class time (reviewing one's lessons) / to study in one's free time / individual study syn 荒郊 huāng jiāo desolate area outside a town syn 外线 外線 wài xiàn (military) line of troops encircling an enemy position / (telephony) outside line / (basketball) outside the three-point line 境外 jìng wài outside (a country's) borders 内外 內外 nèi wài inside and outside / domestic and foreign / approximately / about syn 外场 外場 wài chǎng outer area (of a place that has an inner area) / dining area of a restaurant (as opposed to the kitchen) / outfield (baseball etc) / area outside a venue (e.g. exterior of a stadium) / field (maintenance, testing etc) / (Chinese opera) the area in front of the table on the stage syn 外力 wài lì external force / pressure from outside 局外 jú wài outside (a group etc) / not connected (with an event etc) / external 正反 zhèng fǎn positive and negative / pros and cons / inside and outside 外露 wài lù exposed / appearing on the outside syn 一反常态 一反常態 yī fǎn cháng tài complete change from the normal state (idiom) / quite uncharacteristic / entirely outside the norm / out of character syn 外间 外間 wài jiān outer room / the external world / outside syn 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense) / surface / exterior / external appearance syn 改革开放 改革開放 gǎi gé kāi fàng to reform and open to the outside world / refers to Deng Xiaoping's policies from around 1980 体外 體外 tǐ wài outside the body / in vitro 屋外 wū wài outdoors / outside 城关 城關 chéng guān area outside a city gate 域外 yù wài outside the country / abroad / foreign / extraterritorial syn 内忧外患 內憂外患 nèi yōu wài huàn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad syn 反串 fǎn chuàn (Chinese opera) to play a role outside of one's specialty / (modern) to play a transvestite role / to masquerade as an opponent 郊野 jiāo yě open area outside the city / countryside syn 外场 外場 wài cháng outside world / society syn 里应外合 裡應外合 lǐ yìng wài hé to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together syn 闭门造车 閉門造車 bì mén zào chē lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom) / fig. to work on a project in isolation, without caring for outside realities 从里到外 從裡到外 cóng lǐ dào wài from the inside to the outside / through and through / thoroughly 隔靴搔痒 隔靴搔癢 gé xuē sāo yǎng lit. to scratch the outside of the boot (idiom) / fig. beside the point / ineffectual syn 由表及里 由表及裡 yóu biǎo jí lǐ to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance 红筹股 紅籌股 hóng chóu gǔ red chip stocks (Chinese company stocks incorporated outside mainland China and listed in the Hong Kong stock exchange) 逍遥自在 逍遙自在 xiāo yáo zì zai free and at leisure (idiom) / unfettered / outside the reach of the law (of criminal) / at large syn 足不出户 足不出戶 zú bù chū hù lit. not putting a foot outside / to stay at home 血崩 xuè bēng metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period) syn 监外执行 監外執行 jiān wài zhí xíng to serve (a sentence) outside prison (law) 阆 閬 làng (literary) vast / spacious / (literary) lofty / (literary) tall door / (literary) dry moat outside a city wall 骖 驂 cān outside horses of a team of 4 鬲 lì ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs 轵 軹 zhǐ end of axle outside of hub 稃 fū husk / outside shell of grain 他山之石可以攻玉 tā shān zhī shí kě yǐ gōng yù lit. the other mountain's stone can polish jade (idiom) / to improve oneself by accepting criticism from outside / to borrow talent from abroad to develop the nation effectively 外圆内方 外圓內方 wài yuán nèi fāng lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom) / fig. velvet glove 外宽内忌 外寬內忌 wài kuān nèi jì magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom) 外御其侮 外禦其侮 wài yù qí wǔ internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom) 里勾外连 裡勾外連 lǐ gōu wài lián to act from inside in coordination with attackers outside / attacked from both inside and out 隔行如隔山 gé háng rú gé shān different trades, worlds apart (idiom) / to sb outside the profession, it is a closed book 从外表来看 從外表來看 cóng wài biǎo lái kàn looking from the outside / seen from the outside 两耳不闻窗外事 兩耳不聞窗外事 liǎng ěr bù wén chuāng wài shì to pay no attention to outside matters 面儿 面兒 miàn r cover / outside 筎 rú thin outside skin of bamboo 堭 huáng a dry moat outside a city wall / a dry ditch 中国新闻社 中國新聞社 zhōng guó xīn wén shè China News Service (CNS), a state-owned news agency in China, focused primarily on providing news to Chinese communities outside mainland China 倒锁 倒鎖 dào suǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside) 内忧外困 內憂外困 nèi yōu wài kùn internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom) / in a mess both domestically and abroad 反锁 反鎖 fǎn suǒ locked in (with the door locked from the outside) 多助 duō zhù receiving much help (from outside) / well supported 崩症 bēng zhèng metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding outside the expected menstrual period) 度外 dù wài outside the sphere of one's consideration 心里美萝卜 心裡美蘿蔔 xīn li měi luó bo Chinese roseheart radish (shinrimei radish), green on the outside, purple-red on the inside, a favorite Beijing vegetable 治外法权 治外法權 zhì wài fǎ quán diplomatic immunity / (history) extraterritoriality, the rights (under unequal treaties) of a foreigner to live in China outside Chinese jurisdiction 法外 fǎ wài outside the law / beyond the law / extrajudicial 听房 聽房 tīng fáng to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom) 听窗 聽窗 tīng chuāng to eavesdrop outside bridal bedchamber (folk custom) 舱外活动 艙外活動 cāng wài huó dòng extravehicular activity (outside space vehicle) / EVA 花貌蓬心 huā mào péng xīn florid outside appearance, unkempt interior (idiom) 表里不一 表裡不一 biǎo lǐ bù yī outside appearance and inner reality differ (idiom) / not what it seems / saying one thing but meaning sth different syn 超经验 超經驗 chāo jīng yàn extra-empirical / outside one's experience 香蕉人 xiāng jiāo rén banana person (yellow outside, white inside) / mildly pejorative term used by Chinese for assimilated Asian Americans / Westernized person of Asian appearance 室外空气 室外空氣 shì wài kōng qì outside air 设施外场所 設施外場所 shè shī wài chǎng suǒ location outside facilities 合理用电和主要城区外电力分配专家组 合理用電和主要城區外電力分配專家組 Group of Experts on the Rational Use of Electricity and Electricity Distribution Outside the Major Urban Areas 户外空气 戶外空氣 outside air 市场经济世界 市場經濟世界 shì chǎng jīng jì shì jiè world outside the centrally planned economies area 外部商业借款 外部商業借款 outside commercial borrowing 设在首都以外的办事处 設在首都以外的辦事處 office outside the capital 防止国境外的电台广播的欧洲公约 防止國境外的電臺廣播的歐洲公約 European Agreement for the Prevention of Broadcasts transmitted from Stations outside National Territories 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮 兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮 xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom) 化外 huà wài (old) outside the sphere of civilization 半表半里 半表半裡 bàn biǎo bàn lǐ half outside, half inside / half interior, half exterior 外刚内柔 外剛內柔 wài gāng nèi róu soft on the inside despite one's hard shell / appearing tough on the outside as to mask one's inner vulnerability / also written 內柔外剛|内柔外刚[nei4 rou2 wai4 gang1] 