- 1. outer; outward; outside
 - ♦ 窗~ outside the window
 - 2. a role for old men in traditional opera
 - 1. other
 - ♦ 外埠
 - 2. foreign; external
 - ♦ 外国
 - 3. (relatives) of one's mother, sisters or daughters
 - ♦ 外孙
 - 4. unofficial
 - ♦ 外传
 - 5. not of the same organization, class, etc.; not closely related
 - ♦ 见外
 - ♦ 预算~的开支 extra-budgetary expenditure
 - ♦ 计划~的项目 projects not included in the plan