What does 老外 mean in Chinese?

老外 (lǎo wài) means "(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 老外?

老外 is pronounced "lǎo wài" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 2 syllables.

老外 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

老外 is made up of the characters 老, 外. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 老外 using our stroke order tool.

老外

lǎo wài

(coll.) foreigner (esp. non Asian person); layman; amateur

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老外 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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