How to say “another city” in Chinese
another city, out-of-town
“Another city” in Chinese is 外地, wài dì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
外地 is read wài dì: 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, 土 “earth”. As a particle it is read de.
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 “外地”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 外地. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 我是外地人。wǒshìwàidìrénI'm not from here.
- 我下周去外地出差wǒxiàzhōuqùwàidìchūchāiNext week I'm going on a business trip to another city.
- 我明天去外地出差wǒmíngtiānqùwàidìchūchāiTomorrow I'm going on a business trip to another city.
- 老王的儿女都在外地工作。lǎoWángdeérnǚdōuzàiwàidìgōngzuòLao Wang's children all work in other cities.
- 你一个人在外地，想家吗？nǐyígerénzàiwàidì,xiǎngjiāmaYou're on your own in another city — do you miss home?
- 他特地从外地赶来参加我的婚礼。tātèdìcóngwàidìgǎnláicānjiāwǒdehūnlǐHe came all the way from another city specially for my wedding.
More words from the lesson “An unfamiliar city”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “another city” in Chinese?
“Another city” in Chinese is 外地, pinyin wàidì.
What does 外地 mean?
外地 (wàidì) means “another city, out-of-town”.
How do you write 外地?
外地 is 2 characters: 外 (wài) — outside; 地 (dì) — earth, ground. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 外地?
外地 is read wàidì. Tones: wài — fourth tone, dì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“another city” in the lesson “An unfamiliar city”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. 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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