排外

páiwài
adjective #35,110

Meanings

  1. 1 xenophobic
  2. 2 anti-foreigner
  3. 3 exclusionary

Examples

HSK 6
Zhège xiǎozhèn de jūmín bǐjiào páiwài.
The residents of this small town are rather unwelcoming to outsiders.
HSK 7-9
Páiwài qíngxù zài jīngjì shuāituì qī róngyì táitóu.
Xenophobic sentiment tends to rise during economic downturns.

Tips

usage
Literally 'push out + the outside/foreign'. 外 here can mean foreigners or simply outsiders to a group, so 排外 covers both 'xenophobic' (toward foreign nationals) and 'cliquish' (toward newcomers in any community). Common collocates: 排外情绪 (xenophobic sentiment), 排外主义 (xenophobism).

Stroke Order

排 pái
外 wài