wài bian
外边有人敲门
wài biān yǒu rén qiāo mén
someone is knocking at the door outside
院子外边新栽了一些树
yuàn zi wài biān xīn zāi le yī xiē shù
some trees were newly planted outside the courtyard
这事外边早就传开了，我们却不知道。
zhè shì wài biān zǎo jiù chuán kāi le, wǒ men què bù zhī dào
this matter has long been spread outside, but we didn't know