外援 (wài yuán) — foreign aid, external assistance (economic or humanitarian); (sports) foreign player, overseas player
Definition
外援 has two distinct senses: 'foreign aid' (economic or humanitarian assistance from outside, e.g. 国际外援) and '(sports) foreign player' — an athlete recruited from abroad for a domestic team or league.
noun
foreign aidexternal assistance (economic or humanitarian)(sports) foreign playeroverseas player
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Examples
- 外援。Fēi zhōu xǔ duō guó jiā jiē shòu guó jì wài yuán lái jiàn shè jī chǔ shè shī.Many African countries accept international aid to build infrastructure.
- 外援。Zhè jiā jù lè bù huā zhòng jīn qiān le yì míng wài yuán.This club spent a lot of money to sign a foreign player.
- CBA外援。CBA lián sài yǔn xǔ měi duì zhù cè liǎng míng wài yuán.The CBA league allows each team to register two foreign players.
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