外国 (wài guó) — foreign country
Definition
A foreign country — used as a noun for places outside your own country. Compared to 海外 (HSK 5), 外国 is the everyday HSK 2 word; 海外 sounds more formal or journalistic. Use 个 as its measure word.
noun
foreign country
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 外国。Wǒ yǒu yí gè wài guó péng you.I have a foreign friend.
- 外国。Tā cóng wài guó lái.He comes from a foreign country.
- 外国。Zhè ge wài guó hěn dà.This foreign country is very big.
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