| 1 | 外 | 外 | wài | wai4 | outside; in addition; foreign; external | | |
| 2 | 此外 | 此外 | cǐ wài | ci3 wai4 | besides; in addition; moreover; furthermore | | |
| 3 | 外国 | 外國 | wài guó | wai4 guo2 | foreign (country); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 4 | 以外 | 以外 | yǐ wài | yi3 wai4 | apart from; other than; except for; external; outside of; on the other side of; beyond | | |
| 5 | 之外 | 之外 | zhī wài | zhi1 wai4 | outside; excluding | | |
| 6 | 外面 | 外面 | wài miàn | wai4 mian4 | outside (also pr. wai4 mian5 for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | | |
| 7 | 外面 | 外面 | wài mian | wai4 mian5 | outside | | |
| 8 | 国外 | 國外 | guó wài | guo2 wai4 | abroad; external (affairs); overseas; foreign | | |
| 9 | 外界 | 外界 | wài jiè | wai4 jie4 | to lend (sth other than money); to borrow; the outside world; external | | |
| 10 | 另外 | 另外 | lìng wài | ling4 wai4 | additional; in addition; besides; separate; other; moreover; furthermore | | |
| 11 | 门外 | 門外 | mén wài | men2 wai4 | outside the door | | |
| 12 | 意外 | 意外 | yì wài | yi4 wai4 | unexpected; accident; mishap; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 13 | 外交 | 外交 | wài jiāo | wai4 jiao1 | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 14 | 国内外 | 國內外 | guó nèi wài | guo2 nei4 wai4 | domestic and international; at home and abroad | | |
| 15 | 例外 | 例外 | lì wài | li4 wai4 | exception; to be an exception | | |
| 16 | 格外 | 格外 | gé wài | ge2 wai4 | especially; particularly | | |
| 17 | 外边 | 外邊 | wài bian | wai4 bian5 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | | |
| 18 | 外国人 | 外國人 | wài guó rén | wai4 guo2 ren2 | foreigner | | |
| 19 | 外来 | 外來 | wài lái | wai4 lai2 | external; foreign; outside | | |
| 20 | 内外 | 內外 | nèi wài | nei4 wai4 | inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; about | | |
| 21 | 中外 | 中外 | zhōng wài | zhong1 wai4 | Sino-foreign; Chinese-foreign; home and abroad | | |
| 22 | 外汇 | 外匯 | wài huì | wai4 hui4 | foreign (currency) exchange | | |
| 23 | 外形 | 外形 | wài xíng | wai4 xing2 | external form; figure; shape; external form; contour | | |
| 24 | 外地 | 外地 | wài dì | wai4 di4 | parts of the country other than where one is | | |
| 25 | 外语 | 外語 | wài yǔ | wai4 yu3 | foreign language; Classifiers: 门 | | |