Chinese

外地

/waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/
other parts of the country; other places; elsewhere; outland
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese外 “out; outside; external”
    • meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
    • soundChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪/轮 m)”
  • characterChinese地 “earth”
    • meaningChinese土 “earth; soil”
    • soundChinese也 “Particle used at the end of copular constructions involving a nominal predicate; to be (although no…”

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