wài
huàn

common
noun

Meaning of 外患

外患 means foreign aggression; calamity from abroad; external threat. Pronounced wài huàn.

  • foreign aggression; calamity from abroad; external threat

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
guó
jiā
zhèng
chǔ
nèi
yōu
wài
huàn
zhī
zhōng
 

This country is facing both internal troubles and external aggression.

shǐ
shàng
 
zhōng
yuán
wáng
cháo
cháng
cháng
yào
wài
huàn
 

Throughout history, the Central Plains dynasties often needed to resist foreign invasions.

Yào
fáng
zhǐ
wài
huàn
 
xiān
jiě
jué
nèi
yōu
 

To prevent external threats, internal problems must be solved first.