外人 (wài rén) — a person not part of a particular group (family, organization, circle); a foreigner (person from another country)
Definition
外人 means 'outsider' — someone not in your family, company, or inner circle. The 'foreigner' sense is a literal extension; in context it usually means a person who doesn't belong.
noun
a person not part of a particular group (family, organization, circle)a foreigner (person from another country)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- ，外人。Zhè shì wǒ men gōng sī de nèi bù xiāo xi, bù néng ràng wài rén zhī dào.This is our company's internal information; outsiders cannot know about it.
- ，外人。Zài nà zhǒng xiǎo cūn zi lǐ, wài rén hěn róng yì bèi zhù yì dào.In that kind of small village, strangers are easily noticed.
- 外人，。Zhè wèi wài rén lái zì měi guó, shì wǒ men qǐng lái de zhuān jiā.This foreigner comes from the United States; he is an expert we invited.
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