朝外

cháowài

phrase #34,015

Meanings

1 facing outward
2 toward the outside
3 (Beijing) short for 朝阳门外 (Chaoyangmen Wai), the area east of Chaoyangmen

Characters

Examples

把书架的开口朝外摆。

Bǎ shūjià de kāikǒu cháowài bǎi.

Place the bookshelf with its opening facing outward.

我住在朝外大街附近。

Wǒ zhù zài Cháowài Dàjiē fùjìn.

I live near Chaowai Avenue.

Tips

usage

朝 here is the preposition 'facing/toward' (cháo, not zhāo 'morning'). In Beijing, 朝外 is also the everyday name for the Chaoyangmen-Outer district — 朝外大街 (Chaowai Street) is one of the city's main east-side commercial drags.

Stroke Order

朝 cháo

外 wài