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外患

wài huàn

2-character word

What 外患 means

1. foreign aggression

The characters in 外患

• 外wàioutside; in addition; foreign
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune

Example sentences

• 韩国随着朝鲜的外患而在边界附近集结军队。
  Hánguó suízhe Cháoxiǎn de wàihuàn ér zài biānjiè fùjìn jíjié jūnduì.
  As North Korea displays aggression, South Korea concentrates its forces near the border.

Words containing 外患

• 内忧外患nèi yōu wài huàninternal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad

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