外面 wài miàn outside (also pr. wài mian for this sense)surfaceexteriorexternal appearance Example sentences 他现在在外面,不在家。 tā xiànzài zài wàimiàn, bù zài jiā. He is out now, he's not at home 电影院外面有很多人。 diànyǐngyuàn wàimiàn yǒu hěnduō rén. There are a lot of people outside of the theater