Meaning of 内外交困
内外交困 means to be beset with difficulties both at home and abroad; to face troubles both internally and externally. Pronounced nèi wài jiāo kùn.
- to be beset with difficulties both at home and abroad; to face troubles both internally and externally
Definitions & Examples
Dāng当
shí时
zhèng政
fǔ府
nèi内
wài外
jiāo交
kùn困
，
bù不
dé得
bù不
tuī推
xíng行
yī一
xì系
liè列
gǎi改
gé革
cuò措
shī施
。
At that time, the government was beset with difficulties both at home and abroad, and had to implement a series of reform measures.
Yóu由
yú于
guǎn管
lǐ理
bù不
shàn善
jiā加
shàng上
shì市
chǎng场
jìng竞
zhēng争
jī激
liè烈
，
zhè这
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
xiàn陷
rù入
le了
nèi内
wài外
jiāo交
kùn困
de的
jú局
miàn面
。
Due to poor management coupled with fierce market competition, this company fell into a predicament of being troubled both internally and externally.
Zài在
nà那
gè个
tè特
shū殊
de的
nián年
dài代
，
guó国
jiā家
nèi内
wài外
jiāo交
kùn困
，
rén人
mín民
shēng生
huó活
shí十
fēn分
jiān艰
nán难
。
In that particular era, the country was beset with internal and external troubles, and people's lives were extremely difficult.