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title: "Waizi Meaning: 外资 (wàizī) Means “foreign capital”"
description: "外资 (traditional 外資, wàizī) means “foreign capital; foreign investment”. Hear its tones, see what 外 and 资 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/waizi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 外资 mean?

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外资 wàizī

## foreign capital; foreign investment

## Its characters

1. 外 wài foreign
2. 资 zī money

## In a sentence

这座城市吸引了大量外资。 This city has attracted a lot of foreign investment.

[More about 外资](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%A4%96%E8%B5%84)

## More words with 外 or 资

- [除外 chúwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuwai)
- [出资 chūzī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuzi)
- [此外 cǐwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ciwai)
- [额外 éwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ewai)
- [格外 géwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gewai)
- [工资 gōngzī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongzi)
- [海外 hǎiwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/haiwai)
- [户外 hùwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/huwai)
- [境外 jìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jingwai)
- [另外 lìngwài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/lingwai)

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