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外来

wài lái

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 外來

外来 (wài lái) means "external; foreign; outside". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 外来 means

1. external
2. foreign
3. outside

The characters in 外来

• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…

Example sentences

• 英语有很多法语外来词。
  English has many loan words from French.

Words starting with 外来

• 外来语wài lái yǔloanword
• 外来人wài lái rénforeigner
• 外来物种wài lái wù zhǒngan introduced species
• 外来投资wài lái tóu zīforeign investment
• 外来货wài lái huòimported product
• 外来词wài lái cíloanword
• 外来娃wài lái wáchildren born to parents from rural areas who have migrated to urban areas

Words containing 外来

• 天外来客tiān wài lái kèvisitors from outer space

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