内外

• 拼音: nèi wài
• 汉字拆解: 内 = inner/inside; 外 = outer/outside. Both sides of a boundary.

含义

Inside and outside; internal and external; both within and without.

Refers to both internal and external aspects of something. Common phrases: 国内外 (domestic and international), 上下内外 (above and below, inside and outside = everywhere), 内外兼修 (cultivate both inner and outer qualities). Indicates comprehensiveness.

例句

1. 这个问题需要从内外两方面来分析。
2. 公司正在积极开拓国内外市场。
3. 他为人表里如一，内外一致，从不做作。

用法指南

语境: analysis, business, philosophy

语气: comprehensive

正确说法

• 国内外都很关注这个问题。(Both domestic and international communities are paying attention to this issue.)
• 内外兼修。(Cultivate both inner and outer qualities.)

错误说法

• 把内外用于单一方向 (内外 emphasizes both aspects together)

起源与历史

Compound of 内 (inside) + 外 (outside). The two complementary aspects of interior and exterior.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal