Definition
外援 (wài yuán) literally means 'outside help'. It has two distinct senses: (1) foreign aid or external assistance, often economic or humanitarian; (2) in sports, a foreign player recruited to a team. The shared idea is support coming from abroad.
noun
foreign aidexternal assistance (economic or humanitarian)(sports) foreign playeroverseas player
Examples
- 外援。Fēizhōu xǔduō guójiā jiēshòu guójì wài yuán lái jiànshè jīchǔ shèshī.Many African countries accept international aid to build infrastructure.
- 外援。Zhè jiā jùlèbù huā zhòngjīn qiān le yì míng wài yuán.This club spent a lot of money to sign a foreign player.
- CBA外援。CBA liánsài yǔnxǔ měi duì zhùcè liǎng míng wài yuán.The CBA league allows each team to register two foreign players.
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