Definition
排外 is a verb-object compound (离合词) meaning 'to reject outsiders'. It works both as a stative verb describing a parochial or xenophobic attitude, and as a separable verb — you can insert aspect markers like 了 or 过 between 排 and 外 (排过外 'have been exclusionary'). The word appears often in political and social contexts (排外情绪, 排外政策), and carries a slightly stronger negative tone than just 'antiforeign' — it implies unreasoned hostility to anything foreign or different.
adjective
xenophobicparochialanti-foreign
s.v./v.o.
(verb-object) to be xenophobicto exclude outsiders
Examples
- 排外。Zhè zhǒng pái wài qíngxù zài shèhuì shàng hěn chángjiàn.This kind of xenophobic sentiment is very common in society.
- ，。Tā cónglái méiyǒu pái guò wài, duì gè guó wénhuà dōu hěn gǎn xìngqù.He has never been xenophobic; he's very interested in the cultures of various countries.
- 排外。Yí gè kāifàng de shèhuì yīnggāi bìmiǎn pái wài sīxiǎng.An open society should avoid parochial thinking.
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