外电 wàidiàn foreign dispatch Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents wàidiàn foreign dispatch 外 wài adverb foreign foreign; external; referring to countries other than one's own电 電 diàn verbnoun telegram a telegram, telephone call, or news dispatch; used as a shortened form for electronic communicationswàidiàn external power 外 wài locative outside outside; exterior; the space or position beyond a certain limit or boundary电 電 diàn noun electricity electricity; electric power; a form of energy used to power lighting, heating, and machinery