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

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.

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