开外

開外

kāiwài

adverb #23,772

Meanings

1 over and above (some amount)
2 beyond
3 more than

Characters

outside / beyond

Examples

HSK 2

他已经五十岁开外了。

Tā yǐjīng wǔshí suì kāiwài le.

He is already over fifty years old.

HSK 6

这栋楼有一百米开外那么高。

Zhè dòng lóu yǒu yìbǎi 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