wài háng
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Chinese dictionary
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  • 1

    adj.lay; unprofessional; amateurish; having no knowledge or experience for a certain thing or work

    • tā zài shuō wài háng huà

      外行

      He is making amateurish remarks

    • wǒ duì gǔ piào fēi cháng wài háng

      股票非常外行

      I'm quite ignorant about stocks.

    • gǎo gōng chéng tā bìng bù wài háng

      工程并不外行

      He's no amateur in engineering.

  • 2

    n.layman; outsider; amateur; non-professional

    • duì yīn yuè wǒ shì wài háng

      音乐外行

      I am clueless when it comes to music.

    • zài zhè fāng miàn tā dí què shì wài háng

      方面的确外行

      In this area, he is a layman.

    • nín duì shòu liè gēn běn shì wài háng

      狩猎根本外行

      You are a layman as far as hunting is concerned.

Word usage

  • "外行" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
    • 外行

      one layman

    • 外行

      one group of layman