外面

• 拼音: wài miàn
• 汉字拆解: 外 = 夕 (evening) + 卜 (divination); 面 = pictograph of a face, also meaning 'surface' or 'side'

含义

Outside; outdoors. Refers to the space beyond an enclosed area.

A common everyday word indicating the exterior of a building, room, or any bounded space. Interchangeable with 外边 in most contexts. Can refer to physical outside spaces or metaphorically to matters outside one's scope.

例句

1. 外面下雨了，别忘了带伞。
2. 孩子们在外面玩。
3. 外面的风很大，把门关上吧。

用法指南

语境: everyday, family

语气: casual

正确说法

• 我在外面等你。(I'll wait for you outside.)
• 外面天气很好，出去走走吧。(The weather is nice outside — let's go for a walk.)

错误说法

• 他在外面工作。(If you mean someone works abroad, use 在国外, not 在外面. 外面 means outside a building or room, not outside the country.)

起源与历史

外 means 'outside' and 面 means 'side' or 'face'. Together they indicate the outer side or exterior.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal