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Chinese dictionary
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adj.lay; unprofessional; amateurish; having no knowledge or experience for a certain thing or work
他在说外行话。
He is making amateurish remarks
我对股票非常外行。
I'm quite ignorant about stocks.
搞工程他并不外行。
He's no amateur in engineering.
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n.layman; outsider; amateur; non-professional
对音乐我是外行。
I am clueless when it comes to music.
在这方面他的确是外行。
In this area, he is a layman.
您对狩猎根本是外行。
You are a layman as far as hunting is concerned.
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Word usage
- common measure word"外行" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
一个外行
one layman
一群外行
one group of layman