外交
wàijiāo
diplomacy, foreign affairs
Part of speech · noun
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Examples
- 两国建立了外交关系。The two countries established diplomatic relations.
- 他从事外交工作多年。He has worked in diplomacy for many years.
Collocations
外交关系外交政策外交官外交手段
Mnemonic
外 wài "outside" + 交 jiāo "to associate, interact": associating with the outside (other nations), i.e. diplomacy. Same as the Korean word oe-gyo (外交). A state’s activity of negotiating and maintaining relations with other countries (外交关系 diplomatic relations, 外交政策 foreign policy). 外 means "outside" (国外, 对外); 交 means "to associate" (交往, 交流). A political term paired with 内政 (domestic affairs). 外交官 means a diplomat.
Related
内政邦交外事交涉
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