Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Foreign: Relating to or concerning countries other than one's own. Used primarily to describe a state's or organization's policies, relations, or activities directed outward toward other nations.
   • External: Pertaining to outward-facing affairs, especially in a diplomatic or international context. Contrasts with domestic or internal affairs.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Chính sách đối ngoại của Việt Nam rất rõ ràng. (Vietnam's foreign policy is very clear.)
  • Bộ trưởng Bộ Ngoại giao phụ trách các vấn đề đối ngoại. (The Minister of Foreign Affairs is in charge of external matters.)
  • Công ty đang mở rộng hoạt động đối ngoại. (The company is expanding its foreign operations.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is most commonly used in formal, political, or organizational contexts. It often functions as an attributive adjective, modifying nouns like "policy," "relations," "affairs," or "activities."
• "ngoại giao đối ngoại": foreign diplomacy. This phrase emphasizes the diplomatic aspect of external relations.

Variants and Related Words

• Đối nội (adj): domestic, internal. This is the direct antonym, referring to internal affairs.
• Quan hệ đối ngoại (n): foreign relations.
• Bộ Ngoại giao (n): Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Synonyms

• Foreign: Of, from, in, or characteristic of a country or language other than one's own.
• External: Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something; relating to foreign affairs.
• International: Existing, occurring, or carried on between nations.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Chính sách đối ngoại: Foreign policy. The core phrase where this adjective is most frequently applied.
• Giao thiệp đối ngoại: Foreign intercourse/relations. A more formal term for engaging with foreign entities.
• Mặt trận đối ngoại: The foreign affairs front. Used to describe the collective effort or strategy in international engagement.

adj

1. foreign