外头 (wài tou) — outside, outdoors
Definition
外头 (wài tou) is the colloquial, everyday word for 'outside / outdoors' — same idea as 外面, but more casual and spoken. The noun 外面 is neutral and more common in writing.
noun
outsideoutdoors
Examples
- 外头，。wài tou Xià zhe dà yǔ, wǒ men bié chū qù le.It's raining heavily outside, let's not go out.
- 外头。Hái zi men dōu zài wài tou wán ne.The children are all playing outside.
- 外头，。wài tou Lěng dé hěn, nǐ duō chuān diǎn yī fu.It's very cold outside, put on more clothes.
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