出外

chūwài

verb #25,561

Meanings

1 to go out
2 to leave for another place
3 to go abroad or away from home

Characters

to go out; to exit

outside; external; away

Examples

HSK 1

今天天气不好，不想出外。

Jīntiān tiānqì bùhǎo, bù xiǎng chūwài.

The weather is bad today; I don't want to go out.

HSK 2

他出外工作已经三年了。

Tā chūwài gōngzuò yǐjīng sānnián le.

He has been away from home for work for three years already.

Tips

usage

出外 often implies leaving one's home area or going to a different city or region, carrying a sense of distance. Simply stepping outside might use 出去 instead.

Stroke Order

出 chū

外 wài