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HSK
7-9

external assistance

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

wai4yuan2 wàiyuán

Meaning


Primary

external assistance

Alternatives

external aid, foreign aid, outside help, foreign assistance

Mnemonic


外援 External assistance is anything that 援 assists something that comes from 外 outside or somewhere else.

Usage


我们 需要 外援。

We need external assistance.

我们 正 在 等 外援。

We are waiting for external assistance.

我 从来 不 接受 外援。

I never accept foreign assistance.