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Definitions

  1. 1. enemy
  2. 2. to be a match for
  3. 3. to rival
  4. 4. to resist
  5. 5. to withstand

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Words Containing 敌

死敌
sǐ dí

mortal enemy

敌军
dí jūn

enemy troops

仇敌
chóu dí

enemy

饵敌
ěr dí

to lure the enemy

溃敌
kuì dí

to rout the enemy

万人敌
wàn rén dí

a match for ten thousand enemies

敌对性
dí duì xìng

hostile

投敌
tóu dí

to go over to the enemy

轻敌
qīng dí

to underestimate the enemy

敌杀死
dí shā sǐ

Decis (insecticide brand)

敌探
dí tàn

enemy spy

敌地
dí dì

enemy territory

大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián

(idiom) to be faced with a formidable enemy

敌忾
dí kài

hatred felt toward one's enemies

残敌
cán dí

remnant enemy troops

敌情
dí qíng

the situation of the enemy positions

万人之敌
wàn rén zhī dí

a match for ten thousand enemies

棋逢敌手
qí féng dí shǒu

see 棋逢對手|棋逢对手[qí féng duì shǒu]

抗敌
kàng dí

to resist the enemy

对敌者
duì dí zhě

rival

敌台
dí tái

defensive tower

敌后
dí hòu

(military) the enemy's rear

敌将
dí jiàng

the enemy general

强敌
qiáng dí

powerful enemy

同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài

anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary

怀敌意
huái dí yì

hostile

敌特
dí tè

enemy (agents)

敌档
dí dàng

rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)

上阵杀敌
shàng zhèn shā dí

to go into battle

敌特分子
dí tè fèn zǐ

enemy agents in our midst

敌营
dí yíng

enemy camp

杀敌
shā dí

to attack the enemy

寡不敌众
guǎ bù dí zhòng

the few are no match for the many

通敌
tōng dí

to collaborate with the enemy

所向无敌
suǒ xiàng wú dí

to be invincible

劲敌
jìng dí

formidable opponent

如临大敌
rú lín dà dí

lit. as if meeting a great enemy (idiom)

天敌
tiān dí

predator; natural enemy

御敌
yù dí

armed enemy of the nation

敌方
dí fāng

enemy

守敌
shǒu dí

enemy defense

亦敌亦友
yì dí yì yǒu

(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry

敌机
dí jī

enemy plane

无可匹敌
wú kě pǐ dí

unsurpassed

应敌
yìng dí

to face the enemy

匹敌
pǐ dí

to be equal to

公敌
gōng dí

public enemy

敌人
dí rén

enemy

敌我矛盾
dí wǒ máo dùn

contradictions between ourselves and the enemy

敌我
dí wǒ

the enemy and us

怨敌
yuàn dí

enemy

敌敌畏
dí dí wèi

(loanword) DDVP, aka dichlorvos (an organophosphate used as an insecticide)

与全世界为敌
yǔ quán shì jiè wéi dí

to fight the whole world (idiom)

敌害
dí hài

pest

对敌
duì dí

to confront

邪不敌正
xié bù dí zhèng

good will always triumph over evil (idiom)

敌国
dí guó

enemy country

敌百虫
dí bǎi chóng

trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide

富可敌国
fù kě dí guó

having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom)

兵来将敌,水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn

to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation

人民公敌
rén mín gōng dí

the enemy of the people

敌意
dí yì

enmity; hostility

腹背受敌
fù bèi shòu dí

to be attacked from the front and rear (idiom)

敌阵
dí zhèn

the enemy ranks

政敌
zhèng dí

political opponent

树敌
shù dí

to antagonize people

夙敌
sù dí

long-standing enemy

不敌
bù dí

no match for

敌对
dí duì

hostile

前敌
qián dí

front line (military)

敌手
dí shǒu

opponent

化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu

to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)

情敌
qíng dí

rival in love

敌众我寡
dí zhòng wǒ guǎ

multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius)

势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí

evenly matched (idiom)

百胜难虑敌,三折乃良医
bǎi shèng nán lǜ dí , sān zhé nǎi liáng yī

(a line from a poem by the Tang poet Liu Yuxi 劉禹錫|刘禹锡[liú yǔ xī]) one gains very little insight into one's enemy from a hundred victories, but he who breaks his arm three times will be a good doctor

敌基督
dí jī dū

Antichrist

敌占区
dí zhàn qū

enemy occupied territory

敌视
dí shì

hostile

无敌
wú dí

unequalled