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外来词

wài lái cí

3-character word Traditional 外來詞

What 外来词 means

1. loanword

The characters in 外来词

• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…
• 词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty…

Example sentences

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