外文

wàiwén

noun HSK 3 #40,017

Meanings

1 foreign language (written)
2 foreign text

Characters

outside; foreign

writing; language; text

Foreign writing — foreign language text.

Examples

你会读外文书吗？

Nǐ huì dú wàiwén shū ma?

Can you read books in foreign languages?

外文书店在哪里？

Wàiwén shūdiàn zài nǎlǐ?

Where is the foreign language bookstore?

这篇文章有外文翻译。

Zhè piān wénzhāng yǒu wàiwén fānyì.

This article has a foreign language translation.

Tips

usage

外文 emphasizes the written form of a foreign language. For spoken foreign language, use 外语 (wàiyǔ). 外文书店 (foreign language bookstore) is a famous chain in China.

Stroke Order

外 wài

文 wén