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外籍 (wài jí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

Meaning of 外籍

名 míng noun

foreign nationality

这所学校有很多外籍教师。

zhè suǒ xué xiào yǒu hěn duō wài jí jiào shī

This school has many foreign teachers.

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Word breakdown

外 wài — foreign, outside

籍 jí — nationality, citizenship

1 国籍 guó jí — nationality HSK 4
- 国 country, nation
- 籍 registration, membership status
Example

她申请了中国国籍。

tā shēn qǐng le Zhōng guó guó jí

She applied for Chinese nationality.
2 书籍 shū jí — books HSK 6
- 书 book, writing
- 籍 records, registry (adds formality)
Example

图书馆里有很多书籍。

tú shū guǎn lǐ yǒu hěn duō shū jí

The library has many books.
3 古籍 gǔ jí — ancient books HSK 7
- 古 ancient, old
- 籍 books, records
Example

图书馆收藏了很多古籍。

tú shū guǎn shōu cáng le hěn duō gǔ jí

The library has many ancient books in its collection.
4 祖籍 zǔ jí — ancestral home HSK 7
- 祖 ancestor, ancestral
- 籍 native place, place of registration
Example

虽然她在北京出生，但祖籍是广东。

suī rán tā zài Běi jīng chū shēng dàn zǔ jí shì Guǎng dōng

Although she was born in Beijing, her ancestral home is Guangdong.
5 籍贯 jí guàn — native place, ancestral home HSK 7
- 籍 register, records (of family origin)
- 贯 ancestral home, native place
Example

我的籍贯是北京，但我在上海出生。

wǒ de jí guàn shì Běi jīng dàn wǒ zài Shàng hǎi chū shēng

My native place is Beijing, but I was born in Shanghai.

Structure & writing

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

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

consists of

1.1 夕 xī — evening; sunset (opposite of 朝zhāo)

夕 is a component in 14 characters

HSK 1

名 míng name; appellation of a person or thing 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里) 多 duō many; much; a large number (opposite of 少/寡) 岁 suì year

HSK 4

夜 yè night (from dusk to dawn), opposite of '日'/'昼' 奖 jiǎng to reward; to praise 将 jiāng will; about to 梦 mèng dream (physiological phenomenon during sleep) 餐 cān to eat (a meal)

HSK 5

怨 yuàn resentment; hatred 浆 jiāng thick liquid; paste

HSK 6

酱 jiàng fermented paste condiment made from beans or wheat (e.g. yellow bean paste, sweet bean paste)

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桨 jiǎng oar; paddle (for rowing a boat, usually wooden, cylindrical on the upper part and flat and slightly wider on the lower part) 罗 luó net for catching birds

1.2 卜 bǔ — divination; foretelling good or bad fortune using tortoise shells, animal bones, or other methods

Xpinyin

卜 is a component in 12 characters

HSK 1

下 xià lower position (opposite of 上): ① positioned below (opposite of 上); ② later in order or time; ③ within a certain range, condition, or circumstance 外 wài outside; exterior (opposite of 内/里)

HSK 3

卡 kǎ truck; large freight vehicle 处 chù place; location

HSK 4

盐 yán salt (chemistry): compound composed of metal ions (including ammonium) and acid radicals

HSK 5

卧 wò to lie down 补 bǔ to mend or repair something damaged

HSK 6

扑 pū to lunge forward and throw oneself onto something 朴 pǔ unworked timber; rough wood

HSK 7

仆 pú servant hired to do household chores 卦 guà ancient divination symbol; also the tools or act of divination 赴 fù to go; to proceed to

Stroke order

2 籍 jí — books; records and catalogues

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

consists of

2.1 ⺮ zhú — bamboo radical

⺮ is a component in 31 characters

HSK 1

第 dì prefix placed before integers to indicate ordinal number (e.g. 第一, 第十)

HSK 2

笑 xiào to smile or laugh with joy 笔 bǐ writing or drawing instrument; pen, brush 等 děng equal in quantity, status, or degree 篮 lán basket (made of rattan, bamboo, or wicker, with a handle)

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答 dá to answer, to reply 筷 kuài chopsticks (~子: thin sticks of bamboo, wood, metal, etc. used to pick up food) 简 jiǎn simple, simplified (opposite of 繁) 算 suàn to calculate; to count 箱 xiāng box; chest; trunk (a rectangular container with a lid for storing or transporting goods or clothing)

HSK 4

符 fú tally or token used by the imperial court to convey orders or mobilize troops, made of metal, jade, bamboo, or wood, split in two halves 笨 bèn stupid; slow-witted 签 qiān to sign one's name or mark on a document to indicate responsibility 管 guǎn bamboo tube; pipe; tube 篇 piān a structurally complete literary or poetic work; a major section of a larger work

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籍 jí books; records and catalogues

HSK 5

筑 zhù to build; to construct

HSK 6

笼 lóng cage or basket made of bamboo, wood, or wire for holding birds, animals, or objects 筒 tǒng thick bamboo tube 策 cè ancient bamboo or wooden strips compiled into a bound volume 筛 shāi sieve; screen made of bamboo strips or wire with small holes to separate fine from coarse material 筹 chóu tally stick; thin strip of bamboo, wood, or ivory used for counting or as a token

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箭 jiàn arrow (ancient weapon with a pointed tip and feathered shaft, shot from a bow or crossbow)

HSK 7

竿 gān bamboo pole, the main stem of bamboo 笛 dí dizi (Chinese transverse bamboo flute) 筋 jīn tendon or ligament connecting muscle to bone 筐 kuāng basket woven from bamboo or wicker 筝 zhēng guzheng (Chinese zither), a plucked string instrument

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篷 péng awning or canopy (made of bamboo, matting, or canvas, esp. on vehicles or boats) for shelter from sun, wind, and rain 簇 cù to cluster together; to gather in a group 簸 bǒ to winnow (grain) by shaking in a flat basket to remove husks and chaff

2.2 耒 lěi — ancient plow-like farming tool for tilling soil

耒 is a component in 4 characters

HSK 4

籍 jí books; records and catalogues

HSK 6

耗 hào to consume, deplete

HSK 7

耕 gēng to plow (the soil) 耘 yún to weed farmland

2.3 昔 xī — the past; former times (opposite of 今)

昔 is a component in 9 characters

HSK 2

错 cuò uneven; mixed and varied

HSK 3

借 jiè to borrow (something to be returned later)

HSK 4

惜 xī to cherish and value; not to discard carelessly 籍 jí books; records and catalogues

HSK 5

措 cuò to arrange; to handle

HSK 6

醋 cù vinegar (sour condiment made by fermenting grains such as sorghum or rice)

HSK 7

猎 liè to hunt; to catch animals or birds 腊 là ancient winter sacrifice to the gods held in the 12th lunar month 蜡 là wax (solid fatty substance extracted from animals, plants, or petroleum)

Stroke order