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title: "Waiyuan Meaning: 外援 (wàiyuán) Means “ foreign player”"
description: "外援 (wàiyuán) means “(sports) foreign player”. Hear its tones, see what 外 and 援 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waiyuan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 外援 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

外援 wàiyuán

## (sports) foreign player

## It can also mean

- foreign aid; outside help

## Its characters

1. 外 wài foreign
2. 援 yuán to help

## In a sentence

这个项目不需要外援。 This project doesn't need outside help.

[More about 外援](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%96%E6%8F%B4)

## More words with 外 or 援

- [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)
- [境外 jìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwai)
- [救援 jiùyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiuyuan)
- [另外 lìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingwai)
- [例外 lìwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/liwai)

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