外界

wài jiè

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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Definitions

1. the outside world
2. external

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 内部 nèi bù 内部 nèi bù interior opposite of outside world; inside/internal: interior

Register variants

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• 外面 wài miàn 外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense) more colloquial term for outside: outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)

Related words

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• 国际 guó jì 国际 guó jì international international, often used in contexts like international community (国际社会), overlapping with 外界 in media discourse: international

Synonyms

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• 外部 wài bù 外部 wài bù the outside; (attributive) external referring to external environment or outside: the outside; (attributive) external

Usage notes

Collocations

Often paired with 来自 (láizì) as in 来自外界 (from the outside world) or 与外界 (with the outside world).

Example Sentences

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外界 对这个决定反应强烈。

The outside world reacted strongly to this decision.

这个山村交通闭塞，很少与 外界 联系。

This mountain village has inconvenient transportation and little contact with the outside world.

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Child Words of 外界

• 外 外 wài: outside
• 界 界 jiè: (bound form) boundary; border