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Definition(s) for: 内忧外患

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
内忧外患 nèi yōu wài huàn - internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 51,121 45,974

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nèi- inside
- inner
- internal
- within
- interior
yōu- to worry
- to concern oneself with
- worried
- anxiety
- sorrow
- (literary) to observe mourning
wài- outside
- in addition
- foreign
- external
huàn- to suffer (from illness)
- to contract (a disease)
- misfortune
- trouble
- danger
- worry

Other Words Containing 内忧外患

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo