排外 (pái wài) — (adjective) xenophobic, parochial, anti-foreign; (verb-object) to be xenophobic, to exclude outsiders
Definition
Literally 'push out + foreign,' 排外 describes hostility or rejection toward outsiders — both as an adjective (xenophobic sentiment) and a verb-object phrase meaning 'to exclude outsiders.' Often collocates with 情绪, 思想, or 心态.
adjective
xenophobicparochialanti-foreign(verb-object) to be xenophobicto exclude outsiders
Examples
- 排外。Zhè zhǒng pái wài qíng xù zài shè huì shàng hěn cháng jiàn.This kind of xenophobic sentiment is very common in society.
- ，。Tā cóng lái méi yǒu pái guò wài, duì gè guó wén huà dōu hěn gǎn xìng qù.He has never been xenophobic; he's very interested in the cultures of various countries.
- 排外。Yí gè kāi fàng de shè huì yīng gāi bì miǎn pái wài sī xiǎng.An open society should avoid parochial thinking.
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