局外人

júwàirén

noun #13,490

Measure Word

一个局外人 gè

Meanings

1 outsider
2 someone not involved in a matter

Characters

situation; game; bureau

outside; external

Examples

作为一个局外人，我不方便发表意见。

Zuòwéi yī gè júwàirén, wǒ bù fāngbiàn fābiǎo yìjiàn.

As an outsider, it's not appropriate for me to express an opinion.

他在这件事中只是个局外人。

Tā zài zhè jiàn shì zhōng zhǐshì gè júwàirén.

He's just an outsider in this matter.

Tips

usage

局 here means 'situation/game' (as in 棋局 chess game). So 局外人 is literally 'a person outside the game' — someone who isn't involved.

Stroke Order

局 jú

外 wài

人 rén