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外面wài miànoutside

HSK 2word

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外面 (wài miàn) means "outside." It appears in 外面很冷。 (It's cold outside.) and 孩子在外面玩。 (The child is playing outside.) In the dialogue, A wants to go out, and B warns 外面很冷。 (It's cold outside.) B tells A to wear more clothes, and A agrees before leaving.

What does 外面 mean?

  1. 1.

    outsidenoun

What do the characters in 外面 mean?

  • 外outside
  • 面side

How do you use 外面?

See it in 外面很冷 and 在外面

What are some examples of 外面 in a sentence?

  1. 外面很冷。

    Wàimiàn hěn lěng.

    It's cold outside.

  2. 孩子在外面玩。

    Háizi zài wàimiàn wán.

    The child is playing outside.

How is 外面 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我想出去。

    Wǒ xiǎng chūqù.

    I want to go out.

  2. Speaker B:

    外面很冷。

    Wàimiàn hěn lěng.

    It's cold outside.

  3. Speaker A:

    没关系。

    Méiguānxi.

    It doesn't matter.

  4. Speaker B:

    多穿衣服吧。

    Duō chuān yīfu ba.

    Put on more clothes.

  5. Speaker A:

    好的。

    Hǎo de.

    OK.

Can you use 外面 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (outside): ___很冷。 (It's cold outside.)
  2. 2.What does 孩子在外面玩。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "outside"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.