外头

外頭

wàitou

noun HSK 6 #8,004

Meanings

1 outside; outdoors (colloquial)

Characters

side; direction (suffix)

The outside direction — outside.

Examples

外头下雨了，带把伞吧。

Wàitou xià yǔ le, dài bǎ sǎn ba.

It's raining outside; bring an umbrella.

孩子们在外头玩呢。

Háizimen zài wàitou wán ne.

The kids are playing outside.

外头冷，进来暖和暖和。

Wàitou lěng, jìnlái nuǎnhuo nuǎnhuo.

It's cold outside; come in and warm up.

Tips

usage

外头 is the colloquial/northern Chinese version of 外面 (wàimiàn). The suffix 头 makes directional words more casual: 里头 (inside), 前头 (ahead), 后头 (behind).

Stroke Order

外 wài

头 tóu