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外地

wàidì
noun HSK 2 #12,317

Meanings

  1. 1 other places (in the country)
  2. 2 non-local area

Examples

他是外地人。
Tā shì wàidì rén.
He's from out of town.
很多外地人来北京工作。
Hěn duō wàidì rén lái Běijīng gōngzuò.
Many people from other places come to Beijing to work.
我是外地来的，不太熟悉这里。
Wǒ shì wàidì lái de, bú tài shúxī zhèlǐ.
I'm from out of town, I'm not very familiar with this place.

Tips

usage
外地 means 'not from here' relative to where you are. The opposite is 本地 (běndì, local).
culture
外地人 (wàidì rén) is a common identity marker in China, where the household registration system (户口, hùkǒu) ties people to their hometown.

Stroke Order

外 wài
地 dì