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foreign country

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wai4guo2 • wàiguó

Meaning


Primary

foreign country

Alternatives

foreign

Mnemonic


A 国 country that is 外 outside the borders of your own is a 外国 foreign country.

Usage


我 想 去 外国 旅行。

I want to travel to a foreign country.

她 在 外国 住 了 三 年。

She lived in a foreign country for three years.

在 外国 生活, 有时候 会 想 家。

When living in a foreign country, you sometimes miss home.