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外地
wài dì
Meaning
- parts of the country other than where one is
Definition
指本地以外的地方。
Places other than one's own locality; another place; other parts of the country.
Usage
常用于表示离开自己所在的地方，去别的地方，或指来自别的地方的人或事物。
Often used to indicate going to or coming from a place other than one's own, or referring to people or things from other places.
Examples
- 1 他刚从外地回来。 (He just came back from another place.)
- 2 外地游客很多。 (There are many tourists from other places.)
- 3 她在上海工作，是外地人。 (She works in Shanghai and is from another place.)
- 4 外地寄来的包裹明天到。 (The package sent from another place will arrive tomorrow.)
- 5 因为工作原因，他经常去外地出差。 (Due to work, he often goes on business trips to other places.)
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