外援

wàiyuán

noun HSK 7-9 #30,199

Measure Word

一名外援 míng

Meanings

1 foreign aid
2 foreign player (in sports)
3 outside help

Characters

outside; foreign

aid; assistance; to help

Examples

HSK 4

该国接受了大量外援。

Gāi guó jiēshòu le dàliàng wàiyuán.

The country received a large amount of foreign aid.

HSK 5

这支球队签了两名外援。

Zhè zhī qiúduì qiān le liǎng míng wàiyuán.

This team signed two foreign players.

Tips

usage

外援 has two common meanings: in sports, a foreign player recruited to play on a team; in international relations, foreign aid or assistance from outside.

Stroke Order

外 wài

援 yuán