对外

• 拼音: duì wài
• 汉字拆解: 对 = facing; 外 = 夕 (evening) + 卜 (divination) — outside the home at night

含义

External; foreign-facing; outward. Relating to dealings with foreign countries or outside parties.

Commonly used in political and business contexts: 对外开放 (opening up to the outside world), 对外贸易 (foreign trade), 对外关系 (foreign relations). The opposite is 对内 (internal/domestic). In daily speech, 对外 can also mean 'open to the public' (如：餐厅对外营业).

例句

1. 中国的对外开放政策促进了经济的快速发展。
2. 这家公司的对外业务主要集中在东南亚市场。
3. 这个食堂以前只供内部员工使用，现在对外开放了。

用法指南

语境: business, politics, international

语气: professional

正确说法

• 我们部门负责公司的对外合作项目。(Our department handles the company's external cooperation projects.)
• 这项政策加强了我国的对外贸易地位。(This policy has strengthened our country's position in foreign trade.)

错误说法

• 在日常对话中过度使用对外 (Don't overuse 对外 in casual conversation — it sounds bureaucratic; for 'open to public' just say 公开 or 开放)

起源与历史

Compound of 对 (toward, facing) + 外 (outside, foreign). Literally 'facing outward.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal