Chinese

外界

/waɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
the outside world; the external world
  • HSK 5
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese外 “out; outside; external”
    • meaningChinese卜 “to divine”
    • soundChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
  • characterChinese界 “boundary”
    • meaningChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
    • soundChinese介 “to lie between”

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