| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 外 | wài | outside; in addition; foreign; external | |
| 外八字腿 | wài bā zì tuǐ | (n) bowed legs; bandy legs | |
| 外邦人 | wài bāng rén | gentile | |
| 外包 | wài bāo | outsourcing | |
| 外貝加爾邊疆區 | 外贝加尔边疆区 | Wài bèi jiā ěr biān jiāng qū | Zabaykalsky Krai |
| 外幣 | 外币 | wài bì | foreign currency |
| 外邊 | 外边 | wài bian | (n) outside; (n) exterior surface; (n) place other than one's home town |
| 外表 | wài biǎo | external; outside; outward appearance | |
| 外賓 | 外宾 | wài bīn | (n) foreign guests |
| 外部 | wài bù | external part; external | |
| 外埔鄉 | 外埔乡 | Wài bù xiāng | (N) Waipu (village in Taiwan) |
| 外側裂周區 | 外侧裂周区 | wài cè liè zhōu qū | Perisylvian |
| 外層空間 | 外层空间 | wài céng kōng jiān | outer space |
| 外出 | wài chū | (v) go out; go away from one's present physical position | |
| 外地 | wài dì | parts of the country other than where one is; foreign lands | |
| 外地人 | wài dì rén | stranger, outsider | |
| 外典寫作 | 外典写作 | wài diǎn xiě zuò | apocryphal writings |
| 外電 | 外电 | wài diàn | reports from foreign (non-Chinese) news agencies |
| 外高加索 | Wài Gāo jiā suǒ | South Caucasus | |
| 外公 | wài gōng | (informal) mother's father; maternal grandfather | |
| 外觀 | 外观 | wài guān | (n) exterior condition; exterior appearance |
| 外國 | 外国 | wài guó | foreign (country) |
| 外國電影 | 外国电影 | wài guó diàn yǐng | foreign film; foreign movie |
| 外國公司 | 外国公司 | wài guó gōng sī | foreign company |
| 外國旅遊者 | 外国旅游者 | wài guó lǚ yóu zhě | foreign traveler |
| 外國人 | 外国人 | wài guó rén | foreigner |
| 外國投資者 | 外国投资者 | wài guó tóu zī zhě | foreign investor |
| 外國資本 | 外国资本 | wài guó zī běn | foreign capital |
| 外行 | wài háng | layman; amateur | |
| 外號 | 外号 | wài hào | nickname |
| 外匯 | 外汇 | wài huì | foreign (currency) exchange |
| 外匯儲備 | 外汇储备 | wài huì chǔ bèi | foreign-exchange reserves |
| 外匯市場 | 外汇市场 | wài huì shì chǎng | foreign exchange market |
| 外籍 | wài jí | foreign nationality | |
| 外籍勞工 | 外籍劳工 | wài jí láo gōng | foreign worker |
| 外賈 | 外贾 | wài jiǎ | take-away food |
| 外交 | wài jiāo | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs | |
| 外交部 | wài jiāo bù | Foreign Affairs ministry; foreign office; Dept. of State | |
| 外交部長 | 外交部长 | wài jiāo bù zhǎng | minister of foreign affairs |
| 外交大臣 | wài jiāo dà chén | (UK) Foreign Secretary; Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| 外交風波 | 外交风波 | wài jiāo fēng bō | diplomatic crisis |
| 外交官 | wài jiāo guān | diplomat | |
| 外交關係 | 外交关系 | wài jiāo guān xì | foreign relations; diplomatic relations |
| 外交豁免權 | 外交豁免权 | wài jiāo huò miǎn quán | diplomatic immunity |
| 外交事務 | 外交事务 | wài jiāo shì wù | (n) foreign affairs |
| 外交手腕 | wài jiāo shǒu wàn | diplomatic | |
| 外交學院 | 外交学院 | Wài jiāo Xué yuàn | China Foreign Affairs University |
| 外界 | wài jiè | the outside world; external | |
| 外科 | wài kē | surgical department | |
| 外科手術 | 外科手术 | wài kē shǒu shù | surgery |
| 外科學 | 外科学 | wài kē xué | surgery |
| 外科醫生 | 外科医生 | wài kē yī shēng | surgeon |
| 外殼 | 外壳 | wài ké | envelope |
| 外來 | 外来 | wài lái | external; foreign; outside |
| 外來投資 | 外来投资 | wài lái tóu zi | foreign investment |
| 外力 | wài lì | (n) external force; foreign pressure | |
| 外流 | wài liú | outflow; to flow out; to drain | |
| 外貌 | wài mào | profile; appearance | |
| 外貿 | 外贸 | wài mào | foreign trade |
| 外蒙古 | Wài Měng gǔ | Outer Mongolia | |
| 外面 | wài mian | outside | |
| 外袍 | wài páo | robe | |
| 外婆 | wài pó | (informal) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | |
| 外山恆一 | 外山恒一 | Wài shān héng yī | Koichi Toyama |
| 外商 | wài shāng | foreign businessman | |
| 外甥 | wài shēng | sister's son; wife's sibling's son | |
| 外甥女 | wài sheng nǚ | sister's daughter; wife's sibling's daughter | |
| 外甥女婿 | wài sheng nǚ xu | sister's daughter's husband | |
| 外甥媳婦 | 外甥媳妇 | wài sheng xí fù | sister's son's wife |
| 外事 | wài shì | foreign affairs | |
| 外孫 | 外孙 | wài sūn | daughter's son; grandson |
| 外孫女 | 外孙女 | wài sūn nǚ | daughter's daughter; granddaughter |
| 外孫女兒 | 外孙女儿 | wài sūn nǚr | granddaughter (daughter of one's daughter) |
| 外灘 | 外滩 | wài tān | Waitan (the Bund), in Shanghai |
| 外逃 | wài táo | outflow | |
| 外套 | wài tào | coat | |
| 外頭 | 外头 | wài tou | outside; out |
| 外圍 | 外围 | wài wéi | surrounding |
| 外文 | wài wén | foreign language (written) | |
| 外向 | wài xiàng | extroverted | |
| 外相 | wài xiàng | Foreign Minister | |
| 外向型 | wài xiàng xíng | (n) economic system where products are manufactured for distant or foreign export | |
| 外小腿 | wài xiǎo tuǐ | shin | |
| 外星人 | wài xīng rén | space alien; extra-terrestrial | |
| 外形 | wài xíng | figure; shape | |
| 外延 | wài yán | extension (semantics) | |
| 外衣 | wài yī | outer clothing; semblance; appearance | |
| 外用 | wài yòng | external | |
| 外語 | 外语 | wài yǔ | foreign language |
| 外遇 | wài yù | affair | |
| 外源 | wài yuán | exogenous | |
| 外債 | 外债 | wài zhài | foreign debt |
| 外長 | 外长 | wài zhǎng | foreign minister; secretary of state; minister of foreign affairs |
| 外照射 | wài zhào shè | external irradiation | |
| 外資 | 外资 | wài zī | foreign investment |
| 外祖父 | wài zǔ fù | mother's father; maternal grandfather | |
| 外祖母 | wài zǔ mǔ | mother's mother; maternal grandmother |
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