No. 8,201 in Chinese
foreign
"Foreign" in Chinese ("外国") refers to something or someone from a country other than one's own.
In a sentence
这是一家著名的外国餐厅。
This is a well-known foreign restaurant.
In this sentence, '外国' is used as an adjective to describe the restaurant, emphasizing its origin from another country.
他喜欢研究外国文化。
He likes studying foreign cultures.
Here, '外国' acts as a descriptor for '文化', indicating the cultures are from outside the native country.
我想学习一些外国语言。
I want to learn some foreign languages.
In this sentence, '外国' modifies '语言', defining the languages as those not native to the speaker's country.
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