foreign enemy; external foe
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
foreign enemy; external foe; enemy from outside
Commonly used in military, political, or historical contexts to refer to invaders or hostile forces from outside a country or organization.
Quán全
guó国
rén人
mín民
tuán团
jié结
qǐ起
lái来
，
gòng共
tóng同
dǐ抵
yù御
wài外
dí敌
。
The whole nation united to jointly resist the foreign enemy.
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
，
zhè这
gè个
mín民
zú族
céng曾
duō多
cì次
zāo遭
shòu受
wài外
dí敌
rù入
qīn侵
。
Historically, this ethnic group has suffered foreign invasions many times.
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Miàn面
duì对
wài外
dí敌
wēi威
xié胁
，
jūn军
duì队
jìn进
rù入
le了
gāo高
dù度
jiè戒
bèi备
zhuàng状
tài态
。
Facing the threat of foreign enemies, the army entered a state of high alert.
Nèi内
bù部
bù不
tuán团
jié结
，
jiù就
róng容
yì易
bèi被
wài外
dí敌
gè各
gè个
jī击
pò破
。
If there is no internal unity, it is easy to be defeated one by one by external enemies.