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外甥

wài shēng

HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word

外甥 (wài shēng) means "sister's son; wife's sibling's son". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 外甥 means

1. sister's son
2. wife's sibling's son

The characters in 外甥

• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 甥shēng(bound form) sister's son; nephew

Example sentences

• 我有两个外甥女。
  Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè wàishengnǚ.
  I have two nieces.

Words starting with 外甥

• 外甥女wài sheng nǚsister's daughter; wife's sibling's daughter
• 外甥女婿wài sheng nǚ xusister's daughter's husband
• 外甥媳妇wài sheng xí fùsister's son's wife

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