MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus

外

wài
HSK 1

English Meaning

outside; in addition; foreign; external

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
外边那车是咋回事
HSK 1 00:01
▶
💡 INTENT:

“What's the deal with that car outside? Explain yourself.”

1. PREVIOUS

过来

“Come here.”

“What's with that van outside?”

3. NEXT

怎么回事

“What's going on?”

《风过留痕》 · daily_life
Explore Clip →
家丑不可以外扬 是
HSK 1 00:02
▶
💡 INTENT:

“We handled this internally because exposing our flaws to higher-ups will ruin our reputation.”

1. PREVIOUS

并不支持我们的做法 当然

“But the company disapproved of it. Of course, we shouldn't air our dirty laundry in public.”

“Of course, we shouldn't air our dirty laundry in public. That's right.”

3. NEXT

所以我们没有上报

“So we didn't report it.”

Explore Clip →
也不是什么意料之外的事
HSK 1 00:01
▶
💡 INTENT:

“She had it coming with that attitude, so nobody should be surprised.”

1. PREVIOUS

窦昭媛为人跋扈 被人算计

“Brilliant Lady Dou is arrogant. If someone set her up,”

“that's not exactly shocking.”

3. NEXT

可圣上一共赐了 她九棵玉兰 寓意“长久”

“But His Majesty gave her nine magnolias, meant to last long.”

《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》 · historical_and_court
Explore Clip →

More HSK Level 1 Vocabulary

Explore all mandatory words categorized under Level 1.

View All Level 1 →