| 1 | 外 | 外 | wài | wai4 | outside; in addition; foreign; external | | |
| 2 | 外国 | 外國 | wài guó | wai4 guo2 | foreign (country); Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 3 | 外面 | 外面 | wài mian | wai4 mian5 | outside | | |
| 4 | 外面 | 外面 | wài miàn | wai4 mian4 | outside (also pr. wai4 mian5 for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance | | |
| 5 | 外界 | 外界 | wài jiè | wai4 jie4 | to lend (sth other than money); to borrow; the outside world; external | | |
| 6 | 外交 | 外交 | wài jiāo | wai4 jiao1 | diplomacy; diplomatic; foreign affairs; Classifiers: 个 | | |
| 7 | 外边 | 外邊 | wài bian | wai4 bian5 | outside; outer surface; abroad; place other than one's home | | |
| 8 | 外国人 | 外國人 | wài guó rén | wai4 guo2 ren2 | foreigner | | |
| 9 | 外来 | 外來 | wài lái | wai4 lai2 | external; foreign; outside | | |
| 10 | 外汇 | 外匯 | wài huì | wai4 hui4 | foreign (currency) exchange | | |
| 11 | 外地 | 外地 | wài dì | wai4 di4 | parts of the country other than where one is | | |
| 12 | 外语 | 外語 | wài yǔ | wai4 yu3 | foreign language; Classifiers: 门 | | |
| 13 | 外资 | 外資 | wài zī | wai4 zi1 | foreign investment | | |
| 14 | 外表 | 外表 | wài biǎo | wai4 biao3 | external; outside; outward appearance | | |
| 15 | 外力 | 外力 | wài lì | wai4 li4 | external force; pressure from outside | | |
| 16 | 外在 | 外在 | wài zài | wai4 zai4 | external; extrinsic | | |
| 17 | 外科 | 外科 | wài kē | wai4 ke1 | surgery (branch of medicine) | | |
| 18 | 外商 | 外商 | wài shāng | wai4 shang1 | injury; wound; trauma; foreign businessman | | |
| 19 | 外出 | 外出 | wài chū | wai4 chu1 | to go out; to go away (on a trip etc) | | |
| 20 | 外婆 | 外婆 | wài pó | wai4 po2 | (coll.) mother's mother; maternal grandmother | | |
| 21 | 外人 | 外人 | wài rén | wai4 ren2 | outsider; foreigner; stranger | | |
| 22 | 外壳 | 外殼 | wài ké | wai4 ke2 | envelope; outer shell; hull; cover; case | | |
| 23 | 外衣 | 外衣 | wài yī | wai4 yi1 | outer clothing; semblance; appearance | | |
| 24 | 外层 | 外層 | wài céng | wai4 ceng2 | outer layer; outer shell | | |
| 25 | 外围 | 外圍 | wài wéi | wai4 wei2 | surrounding | | |