外传
wài zhuàn
Pinyin

Definition

外传
 - 
wài chuán
  1. to tell others (a secret)
  2. to divulge to an outsider
  3. to be rumored
外传
 - 
wài zhuàn
  1. unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lìng wài
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 separate
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 moreover
  7. 7 furthermore
wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 foreign
  4. 4 external
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
wài pó
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2 maternal grandmother
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zhōng wài
  1. 1 Sino-foreign
  2. 2 Chinese-foreign
  3. 3 home and abroad
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
yǐ wài
  1. 1 apart from
  2. 2 other than
  3. 3 except for
  4. 4 external
  5. 5 outside of
  6. 6 on the other side of
  7. 7 beyond
lì wài
  1. 1 exception
  2. 2 to be an exception
nèi wài
  1. 1 inside and outside
  2. 2 domestic and foreign
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 about
fèn wài
  1. 1 exceptionally
  2. 2 not one's responsibility or job
guó nèi wài
  1. 1 domestic and international
  2. 2 at home and abroad
guó wài
  1. 1 abroad
  2. 2 external (affairs)
  3. 3 overseas
  4. 4 foreign
jìng wài
  1. 1 outside (a country's) borders
wài jiāo
  1. 1 diplomacy
  2. 2 diplomatic
  3. 3 foreign affairs
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
Wài jiāo bù
  1. 1 Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  2. 2 foreign office
  3. 3 Dept. of State
wài rén
  1. 1 outsider
  2. 2 foreigner
  3. 3 stranger
wài lái
  1. 1 external
  2. 2 foreign
  3. 3 outside

Idioms (20)

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
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)
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
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
  1. 1 lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. velvet glove
外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
  1. 1 magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
  1. 1 strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
  1. 1 a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
  2. 2 a woman's heart is with her husband
家丑不可外传
jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán
  1. 1 lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

Sample Sentences

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hāhā ,nǐ xué de hái zhēn xiàng 。qíshí bù nán kàn chū 《Wǔlín wàizhuàn 》zuì chénggōng de dìfang jiùshì bǎ xiàndài de yǔyán hé wénhuà róng jìn gǔdài de xìjù bèijǐng zhōng 。zhǔréngōngmen zhìshēn yú gǔdài chǎngjǐng ,chuān zhe gǔdài fúshì ,què wánquán dài shàng le xiàndàirén de sīwéi fāngshì hé yǔyán fēnggé ,zhèzhǒng fǎnchā jiùshì zuìhǎo de xiàoliào 。lìngwài ,ná jīngdiǎn kāishuàn yě gěi zhè bù diànshìjù zēngsè bùshǎo 。nǐ jìde “rúguǒ shàngtiān néng gěi wǒ zuìhòu yīcì jīhuì ,wǒ huì duì Lǐ Dàzuǐ shuō sān ge zì :shǎo fàng yán !” zhè jù huà ma ?zhēnshì jué ā 。dàjiā zhà yī tīng hái yǐwéi zài kàn Zhōu Xīngchí de diànyǐng ne ,méixiǎngdào zuìhòu jūrán màochū zhème yī jù huà ,ràng rén bù xiào dōu bùxíng 。
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shénme ?yòu zài kàn 《Wǔlín wàizhuàn 》?táicí nǐ dōu néng bèi le ba 。