外行

wài háng

HSK 7–9

Meaning

指对某种专业或事情不懂或不熟悉的人。

A layman; someone who is not an expert in a particular field or activity.

常用于形容某人缺乏某领域的专业知识或经验，通常带有贬义或中性。

Often used to describe someone lacking professional knowledge or experience in a certain field, usually with a derogatory or neutral tone.

1 他对电脑一窍不通，真是个外行。 (He knows nothing about computers; he's such a layman.)
2 外行看热闹，内行看门道。 (Laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the technique.)
3 这个方案在专家眼里漏洞百出，但在外行看来可能还不错。 (This plan is full of loopholes in the eyes of experts, but to a layman it might seem fine.)
4 别跟他讨论这个专业问题，他是外行。 (Don't discuss this professional issue with him; he's a layman.)
5 外行领导内行，有时会出问题。 (When a layman leads experts, problems can sometimes arise.)

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