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TOPIK 5noun

외래

oerae

외래가 · 외래를

outpatient (care); coming from outside

Example

오늘은 입원하지 않고 외래로 진료를 받았어요.

I wasn't admitted today; I was seen as an outpatient.

Word parts

외 outside래 come

Literally 'coming from outside': patients who come in and go home.

Good to know

Often used as 외래 진료 (outpatient care) or 외래 환자 (outpatient); also appears in 외래어, 'loanword'.