How to Say ‘Outside’ in Simplified Chinese
在外面
zài wài miàn
[dzeye wàimiàn]
💬 Usage Tip: 在 + place goes before the action to say where it happens: 我在家吃饭 "I'm eating at home." English puts the place at the end, but Chinese puts it first.
Phrase Breakdown
在
zài
[dzeye]
at; in; located at
Indicates location or position.
便利店在前面。
The convenience store is up ahead.
外面
wài miàn
[wàimiàn]
outside
The exterior part or surface of something.
今天我们在外面吃饭。
We are eating outside today.
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