中外

zhōngwài

noun HSK 6 #32,828

Meanings

1 Chinese and foreign
2 home and abroad; domestic and international

Characters

outside; foreign

China and outside — Chinese and foreign, domestic and international.

Examples

这部电影受到中外观众的喜爱。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shòu dào zhōng wài guānzhòng de xǐ'ài.

This film is loved by audiences both at home and abroad.

中外合作项目越来越多。

Zhōng wài hézuò xiàngmù yuè lái yuè duō.

There are more and more Sino-foreign cooperation projects.

中外文化交流很重要。

Zhōng wài wénhuà jiāoliú hěn zhòngyào.

Cultural exchange between China and other countries is important.

Tips

usage

中外 is a common formal modifier: 中外记者 (Chinese and foreign journalists), 中外合资 (Sino-foreign joint venture), 古今中外 (gǔjīn zhōngwài, throughout all times and places — a very common four-character phrase).

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

外 wài