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外行
wài háng
layperson, outsider, non-expert
HSK 6Mythic
What does 外行 mean?
外行 (pinyin: wài háng) means layperson, outsider, non-expert. It belongs to the official HSK 6 vocabulary (mastery), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 外行
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 外 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 行
The characters of 外行
| 外 | wài | outside (HSK 2) |
| 行 | háng | OK / to go (HSK 4) |
Related HSK 6 words
| 俗话 | sú huà | common saying, proverb |
| 力所能及 | lì suǒ néng jí | within one's power |
| 本钱 | běn qián | capital, funds |
| 诧异 | chà yì | surprised, astonished |
| 争气 | zhēng qì | to prove oneself; to be worthy |
| 蔑视 | miè shì | to despise, to scorn, to look down upon |
| 反之 | fǎn zhī | conversely, on the other hand |
| 精简 | jīng jiǎn | streamline, simplify |
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