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title: "Waimao Meaning: 外贸 (foreign trade) or 外貌 (appearance)?"
description: "外贸 (traditional 外貿, wàimào) means “foreign trade (short for 对外贸易)”. Not the waimao you heard? See 外貌. Hear its tones, see what 外 and 贸 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waimao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 外贸 mean?

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外贸 wàimào

## foreign trade (short for 对外贸易)

## Its characters

1. 外 wài foreign
2. 贸 mào trade

## In a sentence

她在一家外贸公司工作。 She works at a foreign trade company.

[More about 外贸](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%96%E8%B4%B8)

## Other words said waimao

- [外貌wàimàoappearance](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%96%E8%B2%8C)

## More words with 外 or 贸

- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [此外 cǐwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciwai)
- [额外 éwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ewai)
- [格外 géwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gewai)
- [海外 hǎiwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haiwai)
- [户外 hùwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huwai)
- [经贸 jīngmào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingmao)
- [境外 jìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwai)
- [另外 lìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingwai)
- [例外 lìwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liwai)

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