外边

• 拼音: wài bian
• 汉字拆解: 外 = outside; 边 = side/edge — 'the outside edge'

含义

Outside; outdoors. A location word referring to the exterior of a space.

Interchangeable with 外面 in most contexts. 外边 is slightly more common in northern dialects. Can refer to the outdoors in general or the outside of a specific building or room.

例句

1. 外边很冷。
2. 孩子们在外边踢球。
3. 你去外边看看吧。

用法指南

语境: location, everyday

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 外边天气怎么样？(How is the weather outside?)
• 我们去外边走走吧。(Let's go for a walk outside.)

错误说法

• 在外边的学校。(Wrong word order — say 学校外边 to mean 'outside the school'; the reference point comes before 外边)

起源与历史

A compound of 外 (outside) and 边 (side/edge), meaning 'the outside edge' or 'the outer side.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal