开外

開外

kāiwài

adverb #23,772

Meanings

1 over and above (some amount)
2 beyond
3 more than (used after a number)

Characters

outside / beyond

Examples

他已经五十岁开外了。

Tā yǐjīng wǔshí suì kāiwài le.

He is already over fifty years old.

这栋楼有一百米开外那么高。

Zhè dòng lóu yǒu yībǎi mǐ kāiwài nàme gāo.

This building is well over a hundred meters tall.

Tips

usage

开外 always follows a number + measure word phrase to indicate exceeding that quantity. It is more colloquial than 以上 and implies the amount is just over the stated figure.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

外 wài