外形
wài xíng
Pinyin

Definition

外形
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wài xíng
  1. figure
  2. shape
  3. external form
  4. contour

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之外
zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
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
形容
xíng róng
  1. 1 to describe
  2. 2 description
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 look
形成
xíng chéng
  1. 1 to form
  2. 2 to take shape
形象
xíng xiàng
  1. 1 image
  2. 2 form
  3. 3 figure
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
  5. 5 visualization
  6. 6 vivid
意外
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
三角形
sān jiǎo xíng
  1. 1 triangle
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
人形
rén xíng
  1. 1 human shape
  2. 2 in human form
  3. 3 of human appearance
  4. 4 doll
  5. 5 puppet
以外
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
例外
lì wài
  1. 1 exception
  2. 2 to be an exception
内外
nèi wài
  1. 1 inside and outside
  2. 2 domestic and foreign
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 about
出外
chū wài
  1. 1 to go out
  2. 2 to leave for another place

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
原形毕露
yuán xíng bì lù
  1. 1 original identity fully revealed (idiom); fig. to unmask and expose the whole truth
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
喜形于色
xǐ xíng yú sè
  1. 1 face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
土木形骸
tǔ mù xíng hái
  1. 1 earth and wood framework (idiom); plain and undecorated body
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)

Sample Sentences

我还没来得及研究呢。光顾着欣赏它的外形了。不过说真的，苹果的产品就是养眼，线条流畅，太有设计感了。
wǒ hái méi láidejí yánjiū ne 。guāng gù zhe xīnshǎng tā de wàixíng le 。bùguò shuōzhēnde ，Píngguǒ de chǎnpǐn jiùshì yǎngyǎn ，xiàntiáo liúchàng ，tài yǒu shèjì gǎn le 。
I haven't had time yet to check it out thoroughly. I've just been admiring the way it looks. But to tell you the truth, Apple products are very pleasing to the eye, with flowing lines and a real sense of design.
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从外形上来看，很帅。
cóng wàixíng shàng lái kàn ，hěn shuài 。
From an exterior appearance standpoint, he's very handsome.
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我觉得现在我考虑的是结婚对象，所以除了性格合得来，还要有上进心、责任心、幽默感、能够体贴人，当然一定的经济条件也是必要的。毕竟爱情不是面包，生活是很实际的。还有外形也要说得过去。
wǒ juéde xiànzài wǒ kǎolǜ de shì jiéhūn duìxiàng ，suǒyǐ chúle xìnggé hé de lái ，háiyào yǒu shàngjìnxīn 、zérènxīn 、yōumògǎn 、nénggòu tǐtiē rén ，dāngrán yīdìng de jīngjì tiáojiàn yě shì bìxū de 。bìjìng àiqíng bù shì miànbāo ，shēnghuó shì hěn shíjì de 。hái yǒu wàixíng yě yào shuō de guòqù 。
Right now I'm thinking about finding someone to marry. So in addition to getting along personality-wise, he also needs to be ambitious, responsible, with a sense of humor, and he has to know how to treat a person right. Of course, he also needs to have certain economic conditions. After all, love isn't bread! Life is very real. And he has to be decent-looking.
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