驻外

駐外

zhùwài

adjective #35,680

Meanings

1 stationed abroad
2 posted overseas
3 resident in a foreign country

Characters

to be stationed

outside; abroad

Examples

HSK 3

他是新华社的驻外记者。

Tā shì Xīnhuáshè de zhùwài jìzhě.

He is an overseas correspondent for Xinhua News Agency.

HSK 7-9

中国驻外使馆会协助公民办理证件。

Zhōngguó zhùwài shǐguǎn huì xiézhù gōngmín bànlǐ zhèngjiàn.

Chinese embassies abroad assist citizens with document procedures.

Tips

usage

Almost always used attributively: 驻外使馆 (embassy abroad), 驻外记者 (foreign correspondent), 驻外机构 (overseas office). Opposite is 驻华 (stationed in China) - e.g. 驻华大使 'ambassador to China'.

Stroke Order

驻 zhù

外 wài