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外卖

wài màiㄨㄞˋ ㄇㄞˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: NGOẠI MẠI

Traditional: 外賣

HSK 3.0 · 3

Meaning

(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal; takeout (business); takeout (meal)

'Order takeout' is 点外卖; a delivery rider is 外卖员.

Examples

  • 今天太累了，叫外卖吧。

    jīn tiān tài lèi le, jiào wài mài ba.

    I'm too tired today, let's order takeout.

  • 外卖二十分钟就到了。

    wài mài èr shí fēn zhōng jiù dào le.

    The delivery arrived in twenty minutes.

  • 很多上班族中午点外卖。

    hěn duō shàng bān zú zhōng wǔ diǎn wài mài.

    Many office workers order delivery at lunch.

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Stroke order

NGOẠI · 5 strokes

outside; in addition; foreign; external

MẠI · 8 strokes

to sell; to betray; to spare no effort; to show off or flaunt

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