敌 (敵)
dí
Pinyin

Definition

敌 (敵)
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dí
  1. enemy
  2. to be a match for
  3. to rival
  4. to resist
  5. to withstand

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

敌人
dí rén
  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
无敌
wú dí
  1. 1 unequalled
  2. 2 without rival
  3. 3 a paragon
仇敌
chóu dí
  1. 1 enemy
公敌
gōng dí
  1. 1 public enemy
天敌
tiān dí
  1. 1 predator
  2. 2 natural enemy

Idioms (10)

兵来将敌，水来土堰
bīng lái jiàng dí , shuǐ lái tǔ yàn
  1. 1 counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action
  2. 2 to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
势均力敌
shì jūn lì dí
  1. 1 evenly matched (idiom)
化敌为友
huà dí wéi yǒu
  1. 1 to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
同仇敌忾
tóng chóu dí kài
  1. 1 anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
大敌当前
dà dí dāng qián
  1. 1 facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties
  2. 2 Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud

Sample Sentences

故用兵之法，十则围之，五则攻之，倍则分之，敌则能战之，少则能逃之，不若则能避之。
gù yòngbīng zhī fǎ ，shí zé wéi zhī ，wǔ zé gōng zhī ，bèi zé fēn zhī ，dí zé néng zhàn zhī ，shǎo zé néng táo zhī ，bùruò zé néng bì zhī 。
How to use the army, surround the enemy if your army is 10X theirs, attack if your army is 5X, divide and conquer if 2X, defensive attack if on par and retreat and escape if the enemy is stronger.
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攻城拔寨小敌之坚，大敌之擒也。
gōngchéngbázhài xiǎodízhījiāndàdízhīqín 。
A smaller and weaker army will be captured if they insist on attacking the bigger and stronger enemy.
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故小敌之坚，大敌之擒也。
gù xiǎodí zhī jiān ，dàdí zhī qín yě 。
If you persist to fight a stronger enemy you’ll lose terribly.
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枯叶蝶伪装成叶子、变色龙改变自己的颜色都是为了躲避天敌、保护自己。
kūyèdié wěizhuāng chéng yèzi 、biànsèlóng gǎibiàn zìjǐ de yánsè dōu shì wèile duǒbì tiāndí 、bǎohù zìjǐ 。
Orange Oakleaves mask as leaves and chameleons change their skin color in order to avoid predators and to protect themselves.
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因为历史的原因，大陆和台湾经历了从敌对到缓和再到合作发展的过程，我想这也是顺时代潮流，历史所需的必然结果。
yīnwèi lìshǐ de yuányīn ，dàlù hé Táiwān jīnglì le cóng díduì dào huǎnhé zài dào hézuò fāzhǎn de guòchéng ，wǒ xiǎng zhè yě shì trouble-free shídài cháoliú ，lìshǐ suǒxū de bìrán jiéguǒ 。
Because of historical reasons, Mainland China and Taiwan have gone from enmity, to an easing of tensions, then to joint development. I think this is also in line with the times and an inevitable result of history.
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善用兵者，役不再籍，粮不三载；取用于国，因粮于敌，故军食可足也。
shàn yòngbīng zhě ，yì bùzài jí ，liáng bù sǎnzài ；qǔ yòngyú guó ，yīn liáng yú dí ，gù jūnshí kě zú yě 。
Know how to use the army without having to add more soldiers and food; arrange for the transportation of food and necessities once and seize these from the enemy to save our own inventory.
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中国人民抗日战争胜利，是近代以来中国抗击外敌入侵的第一次完全胜利。这一伟大胜利，彻底粉碎了日本军国主义殖民奴役中国的图谋洗刷了近代以来中国抗击外来侵略屡战屡败的民族耻辱。
Zhōngguó rénmín Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng shènglì ，shì jìndài yǐlái Zhōngguó kàngjī wài dí rùqīn de dì yī cì wánquán shènglì 。zhè yī wěidà shènglì ，chèdǐ fěnsuì le Rìběn jūnguózhǔyì zhímín núyì Zhōngguó de túmóu xǐshuā le jìndài yǐlái Zhōngguó kàngjī wàilái qīnluè lǚ zhàn lǚ bài de mínzú chǐrǔ 。
The victory of the Chinese people in the War Against Japanese Aggression is the first instance in which China won a comprehensive victory against a foreign invader in recent history. This great victory completely crushed the Japanese militaristic colonial regime’s attempt to enslave China, cleansing the collective shame of the Chinese people at suffering defeat by foreign invasions several times in recent history.
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你试试看吧，如果什么都来不及做的时候，那最后还有一记绝招，就是自我催眠，无时无刻不提醒自己，我是宇宙超级无敌美少女，人见人爱花见花开车见车爆胎！那，自信心瞬间就能爆棚哈哈！
nǐ shìshi kàn ba ，rúguǒ shénme dōu láibují zuò de shíhou ，nà zuìhòu háiyǒu yī jì juézhāo ，jiùshì zìwǒ cuīmián ，wúshíwúkè bù tíxǐng zìjǐ ，wǒ shì yǔzhòu chāojí wúdí měi shàonǚ ，rén jiàn rén ài huā jiàn huā kāi chē jiàn chē bàotāi ！nà ，zìxìnxīn shùnjiān jiù néng bàopéng hāhā ！
Give it a try, if you don't have enough time to do anything, I also have one last trick, self hypnosis. Remind yourself anytime and anywhere, I'm a young beautiful woman without compare in the universe. I'm the belle of the ball! Then, your confidence will surge in an instant.
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篮球队原本可以赢这个比赛，却因为轻敌，让煮熟的鸭子飞了。
lánqiú duì yuánběn kěyǐ yíng zhège bǐsài ，què yīnwèi qīngdí ，ràng zhǔshúdeyāzifēile 。
The basketball team could have won the game, but they lost the game because they were underestimating their opponent.
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攻击敌人的时候，要攻击敌人的弱点，也就是最弱的地方，或是最痛的地方。
gōngjī dírén de shíhou ，yào gōngjī dírén de ruòdiǎn ，yě jiùshì zuì ruò de dìfang ，huòshì zuì tòng de dìfang 。
When you attack enemies, attack their weak point where they hurt the most.
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