境外

jìngwài

noun HSK 7-9 #24,717

Meanings

1 outside the borders
2 overseas
3 abroad

Characters

border; territory

outside; external

Examples

HSK 3

他在境外生活了十年。

Tā zài jìngwài shēnghuó le shí nián.

He lived abroad for ten years.

HSK 7-9

境外投资需要审批。

Jìngwài tóuzī xūyào shěnpī.

Overseas investment requires approval.

Tips

usage

境外 is more formal than 国外 and often appears in legal and financial contexts. It can also mean outside a specific administrative region, not just outside the country (e.g. 境外势力 = foreign forces).

Stroke Order

境 jìng

外 wài