以外

Character by character

• 以yǐ5 strokesHSK 2by means of; thereby, therefore; consider as; in order to
• 外wài5 strokesHSK 1out, outside, external; foreign

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 以外. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 可以kě yǐHSK 2

  can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good

• 所以suǒ yǐHSK 2

  therefore; as a result; so; the reason why

• 以yǐHSK 7

  to use; by means of; according to; in order to; because of; at (a certain date or place)

• 以后yǐ hòuHSK 2

  after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

• 外wàiHSK 1

  outside; in addition; foreign; external

• 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2

  before; formerly; previous; ago

• 以及yǐ jíHSK 4

  as well as; too; and

• 以为yǐ wéiHSK 2

  to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

• 另外lìng wàiHSK 3

  additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore

• 以来yǐ láiHSK 3

  since (a previous event)

• 外面wài miànHSK 3

  outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance

• 意外yì wàiHSK 3

  unexpected; accident; mishap

• 难以nán yǐHSK 5

  hard to (predict, imagine etc)

• 以下yǐ xiàHSK 2

  that level or lower; that amount or less; the following

• 之外zhī wàiHSK 5

  outside; excluding

• 以上yǐ shàngHSK 2

  that level or higher; that amount or more; the above-mentioned; (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all.

• 外套wài tàoHSK 4

  coat; jacket

• 之所以zhī suǒ yǐHSK 7

  (after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"

• 此外cǐ wàiHSK 4

  besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore

• 国外guó wàiHSK 1

  abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign

• 以往yǐ wǎngHSK 5

  in the past; formerly

• 外国wài guóHSK 1

  foreign (country)

• 足以zú yǐHSK 6

  sufficient to...; so much so that; so that

• 外科wài kēHSK 6

  surgery (branch of medicine)