How to say “outdoors” in Chinese
outdoors
“Outdoors” in Chinese is 户外, hù wài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
户外 is read hù 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
It hints at the sound of 护 hù. In 窗户 it's read in the neutral tone: hu.
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 “户外”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 户外. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 孩子应该多在户外活动háiziyīnggāiduōzàihùwàihuódòngKids should be more active outdoors.
More words from the lesson “Planning a trip”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “outdoors” in Chinese?
“Outdoors” in Chinese is 户外, pinyin hùwài.
What does 户外 mean?
户外 (hùwài) means “outdoors”.
How do you write 户外?
户外 is 2 characters: 户 (hù) — door; household, family; 外 (wài) — outside. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 户外?
户外 is read hùwài. Tones: hù — fourth tone, wài — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“outdoors” in the lesson “Planning a trip”
This word is from the topic “Leisure and experiences” 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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