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紫外线
zǐ wài xiàn
Pinyin
Definition
紫外线
-
zǐ wài xiàn
ultraviolet ray
Character Decomposition
紫
止
匕
糸
外
夕
卜
线
纟
戋
Related Words
(20)
之外
zhī wài
1
outside
2
excluding
另外
lìng wài
1
additional
2
in addition
3
besides
4
separate
5
other
6
moreover
7
furthermore
外
wài
1
outside
2
in addition
3
foreign
4
external
外套
wài tào
1
coat
2
jacket
3
CL:件[jiàn]
外婆
wài pó
1
(coll.) mother's mother
2
maternal grandmother
外面
wài miàn
1
outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
2
surface
3
exterior
4
external appearance
意外
yì wài
1
unexpected
2
accident
3
mishap
4
CL:個|个[gè]
中外
zhōng wài
1
Sino-foreign
2
Chinese-foreign
3
home and abroad
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
1
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2
unimaginably far away
以外
yǐ wài
1
apart from
2
other than
3
except for
4
external
5
outside of
6
on the other side of
7
beyond
例外
lì wài
1
exception
2
to be an exception
内外
nèi wài
1
inside and outside
2
domestic and foreign
3
approximately
4
about
出外
chū wài
1
to go out
2
to leave for another place
分外
fèn wài
1
exceptionally
2
not one's responsibility or job
国内外
guó nèi wài
1
domestic and international
2
at home and abroad
国外
guó wài
1
abroad
2
external (affairs)
3
overseas
4
foreign
境外
jìng wài
1
outside (a country's) borders
外交
wài jiāo
1
diplomacy
2
diplomatic
3
foreign affairs
4
CL:個|个[gè]
外交部
Wài jiāo bù
1
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2
foreign office
3
Dept. of State
外人
wài rén
1
outsider
2
foreigner
3
stranger
Idioms
(20)
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
1
no use to tell others
2
let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
1
beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
2
unimaginably far away
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
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
when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
1
to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
2
to do sth without considering the risks
3
to leave out of consideration
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
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
internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
1
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
1
internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
1
beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
1
turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
1
at all times and in all places (idiom)
喜出望外
xǐ chū wàng wài
1
to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
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
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
loan idiom
外圆内方
wài yuán nèi fāng
1
lit. outside-flexible, inside-firm (idiom)
2
fig. velvet glove
外宽内忌
wài kuān nèi jì
1
magnanimous on the outside, but hateful on the inside (idiom)
外强中干
wài qiáng zhōng gān
1
strong in appearance but weak in reality (idiom)
女生外向
nu:3 shēng wài xiàng
1
a woman is born to leave her family (idiom)
2
a woman's heart is with her husband
姹紫嫣红
chà zǐ yān hóng
1
fig. beautiful purples and brilliant reds (idiom); lit. beautiful flowers
Sample Sentences
不行不行,现在紫外线很强烈,晒黑了很难恢复的。
bùxíng bùxíng ,xiànzài zǐwàixiàn hěn qiángliè ,shàihēi le hěn nán huīfù de 。
No way, the sun's rays are really strong right now. It'll be very difficult to reverse their effects.
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