外面wài miànoutside
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.
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?
How is 外面 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我想出去。
Wǒ xiǎng chūqù.
I want to go out.
- Speaker B:
外面很冷。
Wàimiàn hěn lěng.
It's cold outside.
- Speaker A:
没关系。
Méiguānxi.
It doesn't matter.
- Speaker B:
多穿衣服吧。
Duō chuān yīfu ba.
Put on more clothes.
- Speaker A:
好的。
Hǎo de.
OK.
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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.