How to say “overseas” in Chinese
overseas, abroad
“Overseas” in Chinese is 海外, hǎi wài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
海外 is read hǎi wài: 2 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 “海外”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 海外. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这本书在海外也很受欢迎zhèběnshūzàihǎiwàiyěhěnshòuhuānyíngThis book is popular abroad too.
- 这款手机在海外很畅销。zhèkuǎnshǒujīzàihǎiwàihěnchàngxiāoThis phone model sells very well abroad.
- 公司打算把业务扩展到海外。gōngsīdǎsuànbǎyèwùkuòzhǎndàohǎiwàiThe company plans to expand its business into overseas markets.
- 这位画家在海外很有名气zhèwèihuàjiāzàihǎiwàihěnyǒumíngqiThis painter is very well known abroad.
More words from the lesson “China and the world”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “overseas” in Chinese?
“Overseas” in Chinese is 海外, pinyin hǎiwài.
What does 海外 mean?
海外 (hǎiwài) means “overseas, abroad”.
How do you write 海外?
海外 is 2 characters: 海 (hǎi) — sea; 外 (wài) — outside. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 海外?
海外 is read hǎiwài. Tones: hǎi — third tone, wài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“overseas” in the lesson “China and the world”
This word is from the topic “The world and the news” of HSK 5. 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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