开外放

開外放

kāiwàifàng

phrase

Meanings

1 to play (audio) on speakerphone / out loud
2 to blast phone audio without headphones

Characters

Examples

HSK 2

请不要在地铁里开外放。

Qǐng búyào zài dìtiě lǐ kāiwàifàng.

Please don't play audio out loud on the subway.

HSK 6

他在图书馆开外放看视频，真没素质。

Tā zài túshūguǎn kāiwàifàng kàn shìpín, zhēn méi sùzhì.

He was watching videos out loud in the library - so inconsiderate.

HSK 6

接电话时别开外放，注意隐私。

Jiē diànhuà shí bié kāiwàifàng, zhùyì yǐnsī.

Don't use speakerphone when taking calls - mind your privacy.

Tips

usage

A recurring pet peeve in Chinese online discussions about public manners. 外放 alone can also be a noun ('external speaker output'); 开外放 is the action verb. Opposite: 戴耳机 (wear headphones).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

外 wài

放 fàng