外地 (wài dì) — another place (in the same country); out-of-town location

Definition

外地 means 'out-of-town' or 'another part of the country' — a place that is not where you currently are. Unlike 外国 ('foreign country') or 海外 ('overseas'), it stays inside the same country.

noun
another place (in the same country)out-of-town location

Examples

  • 外地
    Tā de péng you dōu shì cóng wài dì lái de.
    His friends are all from out of town.
  • 外地
    Wǒ men xué xiào yǒu hěn duō wài dì xué shēng.
    Our school has many out-of-town students.
  • 外地
    Tā men jì huà qù wài dì lǚ yóu.
    They plan to travel out of town.
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