外援 Traditional form: 外援 Pinyin (reading): wàiyuán Definitions: foreign aid external aid (sports) foreign player player recruited from overseas Characters: 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition 援 - to assist; to lead; to quote, to cite Traditional characters: 外 - out, outside, external; foreign; in addition 援 - to assist; to lead; to quote, to cite