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Chinese dictionary
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n.foreigner; alien
该国的某些习俗使外人感到困惑。
Some of the country's customs are baffling to alien.
背井离乡这么久,现在在他自己的国家,他觉得自己像个外人。
After being away for so long, he feels like an alien in his own country now.
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n.stranger; outsider
不足对外人道
not to be mentioned to outsiders
这件事不要跟外人说。
Never mention it to outsiders.
你还是把我当外人。
You're still treating me like an outsider.
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n.people other than relatives or friends
在婆婆家,她总觉得自己像是外人。
She always feels like an outsider in her mother-in-law's.
他们不想让外人插手他们的决策。
They don't want outsiders butting in on their decision-making.
肥水不流外人田。
Benefits should always be kept for one's own people.
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