外來

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See also: 外来

Chinese

 
outside; in addition; foreign
outside; in addition; foreign; external
to come
trad. (外來)
simp. (外来)

Pronunciation


Adjective

外來

  1. (attributive) extraneous; being influenced by outside factors; extrinsic
  2. (attributive) foreign; exotic
    外來害蟲外来害虫  ―  wàilái hàichóng  ―  exotic pest
  3. (attributive) external; outside
    禁止外來車輛停放 [MSC, trad.]
    禁止外来车辆停放 [MSC, simp.]
    Jìnzhǐ wàilái chēliàng tíngfàng.
    Reserved parking.

Synonyms

  • (extraneous): 外在 (wàizài)

Antonyms

Derived terms

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

外來

  1. chữ Hán form of ngoại lai (foreign; alien).