外交
wài jiāo
Pinyin

Definition

外交
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wài jiāo
  1. diplomacy
  2. diplomatic
  3. foreign affairs
  4. CL:個|个[gè]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之外
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
交
jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to deliver
  3. 3 to pay (money)
  4. 4 to turn over
  5. 5 to make friends
  6. 6 to intersect (lines)
  7. 7 variant of 跤[jiāo]
交友
jiāo yǒu
  1. 1 to make friends
交流
jiāo liú
  1. 1 to exchange
  2. 2 exchange
  3. 3 communication
  4. 4 interaction
  5. 5 to have social contact (with sb)
交通
jiāo tōng
  1. 1 to be connected
  2. 2 traffic
  3. 3 transportation
  4. 4 communications
  5. 5 liaison
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
另外
lìng wài
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 separate
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 moreover
  7. 7 furthermore
国外
guó wài
  1. 1 abroad
  2. 2 external (affairs)
  3. 3 overseas
  4. 4 foreign
外
wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 foreign
  4. 4 external
外公
wài gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's father
  2. 2 maternal grandfather
外套
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
外婆
wài pó
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2 maternal grandmother
外面
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
意外
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
社交
shè jiāo
  1. 1 interaction
  2. 2 social contact
上交
shàng jiāo
  1. 1 to hand over to
  2. 2 to give to higher authority
  3. 3 to seek connections in high places
中外
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish

Idioms (20)

一手交钱，一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
交口称誉
jiāo kǒu chēng yù
  1. 1 voices unanimous in praise (idiom); with an extensive public reputation
交浅言深
jiāo qiǎn yán shēn
  1. 1 to talk intimately while being comparative strangers (idiom)
人外有人，天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
仇人相见，分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
  1. 1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth without considering the risks
  3. 3 to leave out of consideration
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
君子之交
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo
  1. 1 friendship between gentlemen, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
君子之交淡如水
jūn zǐ zhī jiāo dàn rú shuǐ
  1. 1 a gentleman's friendship, insipid as water (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuāng zǐ])
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
  1. 1 to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
  2. 2 overjoyed at the turn of events
在家靠父母，出外靠朋友
zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you
  1. 1 one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom)
外来成语
wài lái chéng yǔ
  1. 1 loan idiom

Sample Sentences

新首相之位花落谁家，“脱欧”连续剧结局几何，新首相上台后英国外交政策将如何变化，且等时间揭晓。
Xīn shǒuxiàng zhī wèi huāluòshuíjiā ，“tuōŌu ”liánxùjù jiéjú jǐhé ，Xīn shǒuxiàng shàngtái hòu Yīngguó wàijiāozhèngcè jiāng rúhé biànhuà ，qiě děng shíjiān jiēxiǎo 。
Who will emerge winner to be the new PM, how will “Brexit” drama unfold. How will British foreign policy change after the new prime minister takes office, waits to be seen.
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外交学院非洲研究中心主任李旦认为，习近平主席的讲话对中非命运共同体的内涵进行了高屋建瓴的阐述，为中非关系在新历史时期的定位、目标以及实现路径做出了战略性的全面的阐述。
WàijiāoXuéyuàn Fēizhōu yánjiū zhōngxīn zhǔrèn LǐDàn rènwéi ，XíJìnpíng zhǔxí de jiǎnghuà duì ZhōngFēi mìngyùngòngtóngtǐ de nèihán jìnxíng le gāowūjiànlíng de chǎnshù ，wèi ZhōngFēi guānxi zài Xīn lìshǐ shíqī de dìngwèi 、mùbiāo yǐjí shíxiàn lùjìng zuòchū le zhànlu:èxìng de quánmiàn de chǎnshù 。
Li Dan, director of the African Studies Center of the School of Foreign Affairs, believes that President Xi Jinping’s speech has elaborated on the meaning of the China-Africa community of shared future in his speech. He has also shared a strategic and comprehensive plan on the direction, goals and path of China-Africa relations in the new era.
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伊朗外交部长穆罕默德 ・ 贾瓦德 ・ 扎里夫将同欧洲各国，中国和俄罗斯进行外交谈判。
Yīlǎng wàijiāobùzhǎng mùhǎnmòdéjiǎwǎdézhālǐfū jiāng tóng ōuzhōugèguó ，Zhōngguó hé Éluósī jìnxíng wàijiāo tánpàn 。
The Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will lead diplomatic discussions with Europeans as well as China and Russia.
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在外交具体行动中依事件的严重程度，主要有：召回大使、降低外交级别、断交。而断交则属于外交具体行动中最严重的举动。如2012年九月，加拿大指责伊朗向叙利亚阿萨德政权提供军事援助，宣布断交。
zài wàijiāo jùtǐ xíngdòng zhōng yī shìjiàn de yánzhòng chéngdù ，zhǔyào yǒu ：zhàohuí dàshǐ 、jiàngdī wàijiāo jíbié 、duànjiāo 。ér duànjiāo zé shǔyú wàijiāo jùtǐ xíngdòng zhōng zuì yánzhòng de jǔdòng 。rú 2012 nián jiǔyuè ，Jiānádà zhǐzé yīlǎng xiàng xùlìyǎ āsàdé zhèngquán tígōng jūnshì yuánzhù ，xuānbù duànjiāo 。
In terms of practical diplomatic moves, according to how serious an incident is, the main ones are: recalling an ambassador, lowering an official's diplomatic rank and breaking off diplomatic ties. And breaking off diplomatic ties is the most serious among practical diplomatic moves. Like in September 2012, Canada criticized Iran for providing military aid to the Assad regime in Syria, and announced the breaking off of diplomatic ties.
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国际风云变幻莫测，外交事务更是错综复杂，外交辞令只是其中的一种形式，作为普通国人，我们虽然无需参与国际事务，但了解我国的外交辞令也有利于我们更了解国家的外交动向和政策。
guójì fēngyún biànhuànmòcè ，wàijiāo shìwù gèng shì cuòzōngfùzá ，wàijiāo cílìng zhǐshì qízhōngde yīzhǒng xíngshì ，zuòwéi pǔtōng guórén ，wǒmen suīrán wú xū cānyù guójì shìwù ，dàn liǎojiě wǒguó de wàijiāo cílìng yě yǒulìyú wǒmen gèng liǎojiě guójiā de wàijiāo dòngxiàng hé zhèngcè 。
The international climate is hard to predict, and diplomatic affairs are even more complicated. Diplomatic rhetoric is only a style, as an ordinary citizen, although we don't need to take part in international affairs, understanding Chinese diplomatic rhetoric is also helpful for us in understanding diplomatic moves and policies better.
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那些被普通民众吐槽“假大空”千篇一律而无实际内容的“外交辞令”，在我们新闻发言人眼里，却有着极为严格的表达规范，并且有着十分丰富的解读空间。有的时候真是到了只可意会，不可言传的程度。
nàxiē bèi pǔtōng mínzhòng tùcáo “jiǎ dà kòng ”qiānpiānyīlǜ ér wú shíjì nèiróng de “wàijiāo cílìng ”，zài wǒmen xīnwén fāyánrén yǎn lǐ ，què yǒuzhe jíwéi yángé de biǎodá guīfàn ，bìngqiě yǒu zhe shífēn fēngfù de jiědú kōngjiān 。yǒudeshíhou zhēn shì dào le zhī kě yìhuì ，bù kě yánchuán de chéngdù 。
Diplomatic rhetoric, that is jokingly referred to by the general public as empty ramblings, all more or less identical and impractical in content, in the eyes of us spokespersons, has a very strict form of expression, and has quite large room for interpretation. Sometimes it's often really just to the point where you can understand, but can't communicate it.
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说完历史渊源，我们再来看一看，现代国际社会，尤其是中国外交中常出现的一些基本外交辞令，目前外交部也有着一套独特的话语系统。
shuōwán lìshǐ yuānyuán ，wǒmen zài lái kànyikàn ，xiàndài guójìshèhuì ，yóuqí shì Zhōngguó wàijiāo zhōng cháng chūxiàn de yīxiē jīběn wàijiāo cílìng ，mùqián wàijiāobù yě yǒu zhe yītào dútè de huàyǔ xìtǒng 。
After reviewing the origins, let's look now at basic diplomatic rhetoric in the contemporary international community, especially in Chinese diplomacy, as currently the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has its own unique language system.
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目前在外交交涉中最常见的表述，依事件的严重程度，主要有：关注或关切、遗憾、不满或反对、抗议。目前在外交辞令上，“抗议”是最严重等级。举例来说，若日本高官参拜靖国神社后，中国外交部通常都会在第一时间表示“强烈抗议”。而抗议按照程度递进又可分为：抗议、强烈抗议和最强烈抗议。
mùqián zài wàijiāo jiāoshè zhōng zuì chángjiàn de biǎoshù ，yī shìjiàn de yánzhòng chéngdù ，zhǔyào yǒu ：guānzhù huò guānqiè 、yíhàn 、bùmǎn huò fǎnduì 、kàngyì 。mùqián zài wàijiāo cílìng shàng ，“kàngyì ”shì zuì yánzhòng děngjí 。jǔlì láishuō ，ruò Rìběn gāoguān cānbài jìngguóshénshè hòu ，Zhōngguó wàijiāobù tōngcháng dōuhuì zài dì yī shíjiān biǎoshì “qiángliè kàngyì ”。ér kàngyì ànzhào chéngdù dìjìn yòu kě fēnwéi ：kàngyì 、qiángliè kàngyì hé zuì qiángliè kàngyì 。
Currently the most commonly seen formulations in diplomatic negotiations, according to the degree of importance of the incident, are mainly: "关注" or "关切", "遗憾", meaning "regret", "不满" meaning "dissatisfied" or "反对", meaning "oppose" and "抗议" meaning "to protest". Currently in diplomatic rhetoric, "抗议" is the most severe level. For example, after high-level Japanese officials worship at the Yasukuni Shrine, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will usually immediately announce their "强烈抗议" or "strong protest". "抗议" itself has different progressive levels, that can be divided into "抗议", protest, "强列抗议", strongly protest, and "最强烈抗议", protest in the strongest terms.
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我们来看PPT，就“关注”和“关切”而言，两者适应的外交场合就不尽相同，关注偏重在重视，比如中东局势趋于紧张，宜用关注；而关切更强调关心，若某国发生骚乱，我国侨胞生命财产安全受到威胁，宜用关切。
wǒmen láikàn PPT ，jiù “guānzhù ”hé “guānqiè ”éryán ，liǎngzhě shìyìng de wàijiāo chǎnghé jiù bùjìn xiāngtóng ，guānzhù piānzhòng zài zhòngshì ，bǐrú zhōngdōng júshì qūyú jǐnzhāng ，yí yòng guānzhù ；ér guānqiè gèng qiángdiào guānxīn ，ruò mǒu guó fāshēng sāoluàn ，wǒguó qiáobāo shēngmìng cáichǎn ānquán shòudào wēixié ，yí yòng guānqiè 。
Lets look at the Powerpoint. When it comes to "关注", meaning "to follow something closely", and "关切", meaning "to be deeply concerned by something", the two aren't appropriate for exactly the same diplomatic scenarios, "关注" stresses seeing something as important, for example, it's appropriate to use "关注" with escalating tensions in the Middle East; whereas "关切" emphasises caring about something, for example, it's appropriate to use "关切" when there is a threat to the lives or property of Chinese people living abroad in a country where a conflict is underway.
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当然在全球政局比较动荡的年代，我们也听到过过诸如，是可忍孰不可忍、悬崖勒马以及勿谓言之不预等较强烈的外交辞令。其中“勿谓言之不预”意为，不要说没有事先跟你说过。指把话说在前面，也就是警告对方事后别后悔。
dāngrán zài quánqiú zhèngjú bǐjiào dòngdàng de niándài ，wǒmen yě tīngdào guo guò zhūrú ，shì kě rěn shú bù kě rěn 、xuányálèmǎ yǐjí wù wèi yán zhī bù yù děng jiào qiángliè de wàijiāo cílìng 。qízhōng “wù wèi yán zhī bù yù ”yì wèi ，bù yào shuō méiyǒu shìxiān gēn nǐ shuō guò 。zhǐ bǎ huà shuō zài qiánmian ，yějiùshì jǐnggào duìfāng shìhòu bié hòuhuǐ 。
Of course in an era with a relatively tumultuous political climate, I've also heard stronger diplomatic rhetoric like, "是可忍孰不可忍", meaning "If this is permissible, what isn't permissible?", "悬崖勒马", an idiom mean "to avert disaster in the nick of time" and "无谓言之不预“ meaning, "we have already given fair warning". Suggesting that something has already been said, as a warning to someone else not to regret their actions afterward.
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