W

wā 挖 V dig, scoop, excavate
wājué 挖掘 V dig, excavate
wā 哇 PARTICLE same as 啊 ā, II
wā 蛙 N frog 青蛙 qīngwā frog
wá 娃 N baby, child 娃娃 wáwa baby, small child (个 gè)
wǎ 瓦 N tile (片 piàn)
wǎjiě 瓦解 V disintegrate, collapse
wà 袜 TRAD 襪 N stocking
wàzi 袜子 [suffix: 袜 stocking + 子 nominal suffix] N stocking, sock (只 zhī, 双 shuāng) ■ 我的袜 子破
了。Wǒ de wàzi pò le. My socks have holes. 穿袜子 chuān wàzi put on socks, wear socks / 脱袜子 tuō
wàzi take off socks
wāi 歪 ADJ not straight, askew, crooked ■ 这幅画 挂歪了。Zhè fú huà guà wāi le. The picture hangs
askew.
wāiqū 歪曲 [comp: 歪 askew + 曲 bend] V distort, misinterpret ■ 我不是那个意思，你歪曲了我的
话。Wǒ bú shì nàge yìsi, nǐ wāiqū le wǒde huà. That’s not what I meant; you’ve distorted my
remarks.
wài 外 N outside (ANTONYM 里 lǐ) ■ 墙外是一条安 静的小街。Qiáng wài shì yì tiáo ānjìng de xiǎo jiē.
Beyond the wall is a quiet by-street.
wàibian 外边 [modif: 外 outside + 边 side] N outside (ANTONYM 里边 lǐbian) ■ 外边凉快，我们到外 边
去吧。Wàibian liángkuai, wǒmen dào wàibian qù ba. It’s cool outside. Let’s go outside. ■ 外边下
雨呢，带着伞吧! Wàibian xià yǔ ne, dàizhe sǎn ba! It’s raining outside. Bring an umbrella with
you.
wàibiǎo 外表 N outward appearance, exterior
wàidì 外地 [modif: 外 outside + 地 place] N parts of the country other than where one is (ANTONYM 本 地
běndì) ■ 他经常到外地去开会。Tā jīngcháng dào wàidì qù kāihuì. He often travels to other parts
of the country to attend conferences.
wàidìrén 外地人 N one who is from other parts of the country, not a native ■ 她的丈夫是外地 人。
Tāde zhàngfu shì wàidìrén. Her husband is from another part of the country.
wàigōng 外公 N (maternal) granddad
wàiguó 外国 [modif: 外 outside + 国 country] N foreign country ■ 你去过外国吗？Nǐ qùguo wàiguó
ma? Have you ever been abroad?
wàiguórén 外国人 N foreigner
wàiguóhuò 外国货 N foreign products, foreign goods
wàiháng 外行 ADJ & N lay, not trained, unprofessional; layman, nonprofessional
wàijiāo 外交 [modif: 外 external + 交 deal with] N foreign affairs, diplomacy
Wàijiāobù 外交部 N Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Wàijiāo bùzhǎng 外交部长 N Minister of Foreign Affairs
wàijiāoguān 外交官 N diplomat
wàijiè 外界 N outside community, external world
wàimiàn 外面 N same as 外边 wàibian
wàipó 外婆 N (maternal) grandma
wàiwén 外文 [modif: 外 foreign + 文 writing] N foreign language (especially its writing) (门 mén) ■ 这
封信是用外文写的，我看不懂。Zhè fēn xìn shì yòng wàiwén xiě de, wǒ kàn bu dǒng. This letter
is written in a foreign language. I can’t read it. ■ 这本书已经翻译成多种外文。Zhè běn shū
yǐjīng fānyì chéng duō zhǒng wàiwén. This book has been translated into many foreign languages.
wàixiàng 外向 ADJ extrovert (ANTONYM 内向 nèixiang)