How to say “at home and abroad” in Chinese
at home and abroad
“At home and abroad” in Chinese is 海内外, hǎi nèi wài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
海内外 is read hǎi nèi wài: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 氵 “water”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “海内外”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 海内外. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这位作家闻名海内外zhèwèizuòjiāwénmínghǎinèiwàiThis writer is famous both at home and abroad.
More words from the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “at home and abroad” in Chinese?
“At home and abroad” in Chinese is 海内外, pinyin hǎinèiwài.
What does 海内外 mean?
海内外 (hǎinèiwài) means “at home and abroad”.
How do you write 海内外?
海内外 is 3 characters: 海 (hǎi) — sea; 内 (nèi) — inside, inner; 外 (wài) — outside. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 海内外?
海内外 is read hǎinèiwài. Tones: hǎi — third tone, nèi — fourth tone, wài — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“at home and abroad” in the lesson “Weapons and equipment”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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