校外 (xiào wài) — (place word) off-campus, outside the school (in location); (place word) after school, outside the school setting (in time or context)
Definition
Means 'off-campus' or 'outside the school setting' — used as a location noun (life 校外, housing 校外) and loosely for 'after school' in time/context, as in going off-campus for activities. Pairs directly with 校内 ('on-campus') as its opposite.
noun
(place word) off-campusoutside the school (in location)(place word) after schooloutside the school setting (in time or context)
Examples
- 。Hěn duō dà xué shēng zhù zài xiào wài.Many college students live off-campus.
- 校外。xiào wài De shēng huó hé xiào nèi hěn bù yí yàng.Life outside of school is very different from life on campus.
- 校外。Tā měi tiān fàng xué hòu qù xiào wài cān jiā xìng qù bān.He goes to after-school interest classes off-campus every day.
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