Definition
外国 (wài guó) means 'foreign country'—a country that is not your own. It is the basic, everyday word. 外地 (wài dì) means 'another place' within the same country (like another city), while 海外 (hǎi wài) is a more formal word for 'overseas' often used in writing.
noun
foreign country
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 外国。Wǒ yǒu yí gè wài guó péngyou.I have a foreign friend.
- 外国。Tā cóng wài guó lái.He comes from a foreign country.
- 外国。Zhège wài guó hěn dà.This foreign country is very big.
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