Chinese Word: 敵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

敵 (Simplified: 敌)HSK 5

Pinyin: dí

English Definition: enemy; to be a match for; to rival; to resist; to withstand

Chinese Definition:
①有利害冲突不能相容的：敌人。敌方。敌寇。
②指敌人：敌后。敌情。敌酋。敌特。轻敌。克敌制胜。
③抵挡：寡不敌众。
④相当：势均力敌。匹敌。敌手(能力相等的对手)。
⑤仇视：敌意。“诸侯敌王所忾”。

Antonyms: 友我

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 攵

Pictophonetic:啇 indicates the sound; 攵 (strike) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 啇 [ dì ] stalk, stem, root, foot, base
- 攵 [ pū ] to rap, to tap; script; to let go

Similar Characters: 歒

敵人HSK 5	dí rén	enemy; Classifiers: 个
敵對	dí duì	hostile; enemy (factions); combative
敵軍	dí jūn	enemy troops; hostile forces; Classifiers: 股
敵機	dí jī	enemy plane

1		shì bīng men 士兵们 bèi 被 mìng lìng 命令 xiāo miè 消灭 dí jūn 敌军。 The soldiers were ordered to exterminate the enemy forces.
2		tā men 他们 zhī jiān 之间 cún zài 存在 zhe 着 yì xiē 一些 dí yì 敌意。 There is some hostility between them.
3		bù duì 部队 bāo wéi 包围 le 了 dí rén 敌人 de 的 zhèn dì 阵地。 The troops surrounded the enemy's position.
4		tā men 他们 jué dìng 决定 lián hé 联合 qǐ lai 起来 duì kàng 对抗 wài dí 外敌。 They decided to unite and fight against the enemy.
5		dí jūn 敌军 zài 在 gāo chù 高处 yōng yǒu 拥有 zhàn lüè 战略 yōu shì 优势。 The enemy troops had a strategic advantage on the high ground.

1		shì bīng men 士兵们 bèi 被 mìng lìng 命令 xiāo miè 消灭 dí jūn 敌军。 The soldiers were ordered to exterminate the enemy forces.
2		tā men 他们 zhī jiān 之间 cún zài 存在 zhe 着 yì xiē 一些 dí yì 敌意。 There is some hostility between them.
3		bù duì 部队 bāo wéi 包围 le 了 dí rén 敌人 de 的 zhèn dì 阵地。 The troops surrounded the enemy's position.
4		tā men 他们 jué dìng 决定 lián hé 联合 qǐ lai 起来 duì kàng 对抗 wài dí 外敌。 They decided to unite and fight against the enemy.
5		dí jūn 敌军 zài 在 gāo chù 高处 yōng yǒu 拥有 zhàn lüè 战略 yōu shì 优势。 The enemy troops had a strategic advantage on the high ground.