国外

• 拼音: guó wài
• 汉字拆解: 国 (country) + 外 (outside) — outside one's country

含义

Abroad; overseas; outside the country. Refers to places or things outside one's own country.

Used as a location word to indicate foreign countries in general. The opposite is 国内 (domestic, within the country). Common in phrases like 去国外 (go abroad) and 在国外 (be abroad).

例句

1. 他想去国外学习。
2. 姐姐在国外工作。
3. 国外的东西不一定好。

用法指南

语境: travel, everyday, education

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 你去过国外吗？(Have you been abroad?)
• 我弟弟在国外上大学。(My younger brother goes to university abroad.)

错误说法

• 我去了国外的美国。(Redundant — 美国 is already abroad; just say 我去了美国)

起源与历史

Compound of 国 (country) and 外 (outside) — outside one's country.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal