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外甥 (wài shēng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

外甥 (wài shēng) is a Chinese word: nephew. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 外甥

名 míng noun

nephew

我外甥今年上大学了。

wǒ wài shēng jīn nián shàng dà xué le

My nephew is going to college this year.

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Word breakdown

外 wài — external/maternal side

甥 shēng — nephew

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 甥 shēng — nephew (sister's son)

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

consists of

2.2 男 nán — male (opposite of "female")
男 is a component in 2 characters

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