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外星人 (wài xīng rén) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

外星人 (wài xīng rén) is a Chinese word: alien. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 外星人

名 míng noun

alien

我相信外星人真的存在。

wǒ xiāng xìn wài xīng rén zhēn de cún zài

I believe aliens really exist.

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Word breakdown

外 wài — outer, outside, beyond

星 xīng — star, planet

人 rén — person, being

Structure & writing
1 外 wài — outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)

外 is not used as a component in any other character.

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2 星 xīng — stars twinkling in the night sky
星 is a component in 3 characters

consists of

2.1 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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3 人 rén — human being; a higher animal that makes and uses tools
人 is a component in 18 characters

人 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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