窗外

chuāngwài

noun #5,830

Meanings

1 outside the window

Characters

Examples

窗外下着雨。

Chuāngwài xiàzhe yǔ.

It's raining outside the window.

她看着窗外发呆。

Tā kànzhe chuāngwài fādāi.

She stared blankly out the window.

Tips

grammar

窗外 follows the common Chinese pattern of noun + direction word to form a location: 门外 (outside the door), 墙外 (outside the wall), 国外 (abroad).

Stroke Order

窗 chuāng

外 wài