里应外合
lǐ yìng wài hé
Pinyin

Definition

里应外合
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lǐ yìng wài hé
  1. to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom)
  2. (fig.) to act together

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

zhī wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 excluding
lìng wài
  1. 1 additional
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 besides
  4. 4 separate
  5. 5 other
  6. 6 moreover
  7. 7 furthermore
  1. 1 100 ml
  2. 2 one-tenth of a peck
  3. 3 measure for dry grain equal to one-tenth of sheng 升 or liter, or one-hundredth dou 斗
hé zuò
  1. 1 to cooperate
  2. 2 to collaborate
  3. 3 to work together
  4. 4 cooperation
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
hé shì
  1. 1 suitable
  2. 2 fitting
  3. 3 appropriate
guó wài
  1. 1 abroad
  2. 2 external (affairs)
  3. 3 overseas
  4. 4 foreign
wài
  1. 1 outside
  2. 2 in addition
  3. 3 foreign
  4. 4 external
wài gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's father
  2. 2 maternal grandfather
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
wài pó
  1. 1 (coll.) mother's mother
  2. 2 maternal grandmother
wài biǎo
  1. 1 external
  2. 2 outside
  3. 3 outward appearance
wài miàn
  1. 1 outside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense)
  2. 2 surface
  3. 3 exterior
  4. 4 external appearance
zhì tóng dào hé
  1. 1 like-minded (idiom)
  2. 2 fellow enthusiast
  3. 3 kindred spirit
yì wài
  1. 1 unexpected
  2. 2 accident
  3. 3 mishap
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
zǔ hé
  1. 1 to assemble
  2. 2 to combine
  3. 3 to compose
  4. 4 combination
  5. 5 association
  6. 6 set
  7. 7 compilation
  8. 8 (math.) combinatorial
jié hé
  1. 1 to combine
  2. 2 to link
  3. 3 to integrate
  4. 4 binding
  5. 5 CL:次[cì]
zōng hé
  1. 1 comprehensive
  2. 2 composite
  3. 3 synthesized
  4. 4 mixed
  5. 5 to sum up
  6. 6 to integrate
  7. 7 to synthesize
zōng hé zhèng
  1. 1 syndrome
shì hé
  1. 1 to fit
  2. 2 to suit
pèi hé
  1. 1 matching
  2. 2 fitting in with
  3. 3 compatible with
  4. 4 to correspond
  5. 5 to fit
  6. 6 to conform to
  7. 7 rapport
  8. 8 to coordinate with
  9. 9 to act in concert with
  10. 10 to cooperate
  11. 11 to become man and wife
  12. 12 to combine parts of machine

Idioms (20)

一拍即合
yī pāi jí hé
  1. 1 lit. to be together from the first beat (idiom)
  2. 2 to hit it off
  3. 3 to click together
  4. 4 to chime in easily
三个臭皮匠,合成一个诸葛亮
sān gè chòu pí jiang , hé chéng yī gè Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 lit. three ignorant cobblers add up to a genius (idiom); fig. collective wisdom
不足为外人道
bù zú wéi wài rén dào
  1. 1 no use to tell others
  2. 2 let's keep this between ourselves (idiom)
中西合璧
Zhōng Xī hé bì
  1. 1 harmonious combination of Chinese and Western elements (idiom)
九霄云外
jiǔ xiāo yún wài
  1. 1 beyond the topmost clouds (idiom)
  2. 2 unimaginably far away
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
仇人相见,分外眼红
chóu rén xiāng jiàn , fèn wài yǎn hóng
  1. 1 when the enemies come face to face, their eyes blaze with hatred (idiom)
付之度外
fù zhī dù wài
  1. 1 to think nothing of doing sth (idiom)
  2. 2 to do sth without considering the risks
  3. 3 to leave out of consideration
信孚中外
xìn fú zhōng wài
  1. 1 to be trusted both at home and abroad (idiom)
兄弟阋于墙,外御其侮
xiōng dì xì yú qiáng , wài yù qí wǔ
  1. 1 internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)
内忧外困
nèi yōu wài kùn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
内忧外患
nèi yōu wài huàn
  1. 1 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
出乎意外
chū hū yì wài
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意外
chū rén yì wài
  1. 1 turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected
分久必合,合久必分
fēn jiǔ bì hé , hé jiǔ bì fēn
  1. 1 lit. that which is long divided must unify, and that which is long unified must divide (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. things are constantly changing
劳逸结合
láo yì jié hé
  1. 1 to strike a balance between work and rest (idiom)
古今中外
gǔ jīn zhōng wài
  1. 1 at all times and in all places (idiom)
合情合理
hé qíng hé lǐ
  1. 1 reasonable and fair (idiom)
合眼摸象
hé yǎn mō xiàng
  1. 1 to touch an elephant with closed eyes (idiom); to proceed blindly
合而为一
hé ér wéi yī
  1. 1 to merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole

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