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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

内外 [nèiwài]
  1. 1. inside and outside; domestic and foreign
    长城内外
    both sides of the Great Wall
    内外反动势力
    domestic and foreign reactionary forces
  2. 2. around; about
    五十年内外
    in about fifty years
    内外交困
    beset with difficulties both at home and abroad
    内外有别
    keep inside information from outsiders or foreigners

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

内外 [nèiwài]
  1. 1. 内部与外部;里面与外面;内心与外表
    内外勾结
    长城内外
    内外一致。
  2. 2. 附在数量词语之后,表示概数。相当于"左右""上下"
    半年内外
    50里内外

Examples

内外夹攻
attack from both within and without
内外卡钳
combination callipers
内外反动势力
domestic and foreign reactionary forces
内外交困
beset with difficulties both at home and abroad
造成内外夹攻的形势
form a pincer movement from inside and out
中医讲究内外兼施的治病方法。
Chinese medicine advocates curing a disease from the inside and outside of the patient.
这个工厂在内外交困的情况下倒闭了。
The factory, plagued by difficulties both inside and outside, went bankruptcy

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