外交

wài jiāo

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. diplomacy
2. diplomatic
3. foreign affairs

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 内政 nèi zhèng 内政 nèi zhèng internal affairs (of a country) domestic affairs versus foreign affairs: internal affairs (of a country)

Related words

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• 外交官 wài jiāo guān 外交官 wài jiāo guān diplomat person engaging in diplomacy: diplomat
• 国际关系 guó jì guān xì 国际关系 guó jì guān xì international relations academic field closely linked to diplomacy: international relations

Usage notes

Collocations

外交 is commonly paired with 政策 (policy) or 关系 (relations), e.g. 外交政策 (foreign policy), 外交关系 (diplomatic relations).

Formality

外交 is formal and typically used in political or international contexts; it is not used for everyday interpersonal skills like 社交.

Example Sentences

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外交 政策对国家很重要。

Foreign policy is very important for a country.

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Words Containing 外交

• 外交官 外交官 wài jiāo guān: diplomat
• 国际外交 国际外交 guó jì wài jiāo: foreign policy
• 外交事务 外交事务 wài jiāo shì wù: foreign affairs
• 外交大臣 外交大臣 wài jiāo dà chén: Foreign Secretary
• 外交学院 外交学院 wài jiāo xué yuàn: China Foreign Affairs University
• 外交家 外交家 wài jiāo jiā: diplomat
• 外交庇护 外交庇护 wài jiāo bì hù: diplomatic asylum
• 外交手腕 外交手腕 wài jiāo shǒu wàn: diplomatic
• 外交政策 外交政策 wài jiāo zhèng cè: foreign policy
• 外交特权 外交特权 wài jiāo tè quán: diplomatic immunity
• 外交豁免权 外交豁免权 wài jiāo huò miǎn quán: diplomatic immunity
• 外交部 外交部 wài jiāo bù: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 外交部长 外交部长 wài jiāo bù zhǎng: minister of foreign affairs
• 外交关系 外交关系 wài jiāo guān xì: foreign relations
• 外交关系理事会 外交关系理事会 wài jiāo guān xì lǐ shì huì: Council on Foreign Relations (US policy think tank)
• 外交风波 外交风波 wài jiāo fēng bō: diplomatic crisis
• 建立正式外交关系 建立正式外交关系 jiàn lì zhèng shì wài jiāo guān xì: formally establish diplomatic relations

Child Words of 外交

• 外 外 wài: outside
• 交 交 jiāo: to hand over