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外交

wài jiāoㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄠ

Sino-Vietnamese: NGOẠI GIAO

Traditional: 外交

HSK 5HSK 3.0 · 6TOCFL 4

Meaning(noun)

diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs

Measure words: 个

Examples

  • 他在外交部工作。

    tā zài wài jiāo bù gōng zuò.

    He works at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  • 两国建立了外交关系。

    liǎng guó jiàn lì le wài jiāo guān xì.

    The two countries established diplomatic relations.

  • 她将来想当外交官。

    tā jiāng lái xiǎng dāng wài jiāo guān.

    She wants to be a diplomat in the future.

Easily confused

  • 交际 — 外交 is diplomacy between states; social interaction between people is 交际 / 社交.

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Stroke order

NGOẠI · 5 strokes

outside; in addition; foreign; external

GIAO · 6 strokes

to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines); variant of 跤