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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 外国

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
外国 wài guó - foreign country

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 1 5,673 2,628 4,616

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
guó- surname Guo
guó- country; nation; state
- (bound form) national

Other Words Containing 外国

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
外国 - 1 5,673 2,628 4,616
外国人 - - 8,725 7,075 6,381
外国语 - - 68,097 17,249 17,787