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

他出外工作已经三年了。

Tā chūwài gōngzuò yǐjīng sān nián le.

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

今天天气不好，不想出外。

Jīntiān tiānqì bù hǎo, bù xiǎng chūwài.

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

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