老外 (lǎo wài) — (colloquial) foreigner; (colloquial) layman, novice
Definition
Colloquial Chinese for a foreigner (especially a Westerner). The 'layman, novice' sense is a humorous self-deprecating extension — literally 'outsider' in a new domain.
noun
(colloquial) foreigner(colloquial) laymannovice
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 老外。Nà ge lǎo wài de zhōng wén shuō dé hěn hǎo.That foreigner speaks Chinese very well.
- 老外。Wǒ men gōng sī lái le jǐ gè lǎo wài.A few foreigners came to our company.
- ，老外。Zài diàn nǎo fāng miàn, wǒ zhēn shì gè lǎo wài.When it comes to computers, I'm a real layman.
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