中外

zhōng wài

HSK 3.0 Level 5 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. Sino-foreign
2. Chinese-foreign
3. home and abroad

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 国外 guó wài 国外 guó wài abroad Opposite of 中外: 国外 means 'foreign' or 'abroad', excluding China.: abroad

Related words

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• 国内 guó nèi 国内 guó nèi domestic Contrasts with 中外: 国内 means 'domestic', focusing only on inside the country.: domestic

Synonyms

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• 海内外 hǎi nèi wài 海内外 hǎi nèi wài domestic and international Similar meaning 'home and abroad'; slightly more literary.: domestic and international

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used in set phrases like 中外合资 (Sino-foreign joint venture) and 中外合作 (Sino-foreign cooperation).

Formality

Neutral in formality, commonly used in news and official contexts.

Example Sentences

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我们公司是一家 中外 合资企业。

Our company is a Sino-foreign joint venture.

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Words Containing 中外

• 古今中外 古今中外 gǔ jīn zhōng wài: at all times and in all places (idiom)
• 信孚中外 信孚中外 xìn fú zhōng wài: to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
• 震惊中外 震惊中外 zhèn jīng zhōng wài: to shock the whole world

Child Words of 中外

• 中 中 zhōng: within
• 中 中 zhòng: to hit (the mark)
• 外 外 wài: outside