敌 (敵) dí

1. dí noun enemy; foe
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 仇人'; for example, 敌众我寡 'outnumbered by the enemy' (Guoyu '敵' n; Kroll 2015 '敵' 1; Unihan '敵')
2. dí verb to resist; to oppose
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 抵抗 (Guoyu '敵' v; Kroll 2015 '敵' 2; Unihan '敵')
3. dí verb to be a match for
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 相等 (Guoyu '敵' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '敵' 3)
4. dí adjective hostile
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: As in 敌对 (Guoyu '敵' adj 1)

Contained in

• 敌情(敵情) the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy
• 敌机(敵機) enemy plane
• 对敌(對敵) to confront; to face the enemy
• 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
• 八方受敌(八方受敵) surrounded by enemies on all sides
• 敌百虫(敵百蟲) trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dipterex
• 敌寇(敵寇) pillager
• 敌我矛盾(敵我矛盾) contradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or against us.
• 敌军交战(敵軍交戰) to engage with enemy troops
• 敌意(敵意) enmity; hostility
• 敌众我寡(敵眾我寡) outnumbered by the enemy
• 劲敌(勁敵) formidable opponent
• 八面受敌(八面受敵) surrounded by enemies on all sides
• 敌特(敵特) enemy (agents); (class) enemy
• 敌对性(敵對性) hostile; hostility
• 相敌 to resist
• 我专而敌分(我專而敵分) keep our forces concentrated while the enemy’s are divided
• 敌档(敵檔) rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 敌特分子(敵特份子) enemy agents in our midst
• 兵来将敌，水来土堰(兵來將敵，水來土堰) counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir; different situations call for different action
• 与全世界为敌(與全世界為敵) to fight the whole world
• 天下无敌(天下無敵) unrivaled in the land
• 料敌(料敵) to measure the enemy; to assess a situation
• 敌国(敵國) enemy state ; the nation of one's enemy ; someone having as much wealth as a nation
• 敌楼(敵樓) a watch tower
• 敌人逾多(敵人逾多) enemies became more numerous
• 轻敌(輕敵) to underestimate the enemy
• 翦我仇敌(翦我仇敵) eliminate the common enemy
• 公敌(公敵) public enemy
• 待敌者佚(待敵者佚) lying in waits for the enemy
• 同仇敌忾(同仇敵愾) anger against a common enemy; joined in opposition to the same adversary
• 敌我(敵我) the enemy and us
• 敌将(敵將) the enemy general
• 料敌若神(料敵若神) to measure the enemy like a god; to assess a situation very well
• 敌手(敵手) opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist
• 人民公敌(人民公敵) the enemy of the people; the class enemy (Marxism)
• 势均力敌(勢均力敵) equally matched
• 投敌(投敵) to go over to the enemy; to defect
• 敌探(敵探) enemy spy
• 匹敌(匹敵) to be equal to; to be well-matched
• 敌敌畏(敵敵畏) dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide
• 对敌者(對敵者) rival
• 敌若有备(敵若有備) if the enemy is prepared
• 敌人开户(敵人開戶) when the enemy leaves an opening
• 抗敌(抗敵) to resist the enemy
• 敌方(敵方) enemy
• 饵敌(餌敵) to lure the enemy; to trap
• 大敌当前(大敵當前) facing a great enemy

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Collocations

• 克敌 (剋敵) 克敵得屬 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 6
• 归敌 (歸敵) 伍人踰城歸敵 — Mozi 墨子, 卷十五 號令 Book 15 - Commands and Orders — count: 5
• 邻敌 (鄰敵) 則威行於鄰敵 — Guanzi 管子, 立政第四 Chapter 4: Establishing Governance — count: 4
• 不可敌 (不可敵) 有德不可敵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 3
• 不可以敌 (不可以敵) 然則小固不可以敵大 — Mencius 孟子, 梁惠王上 King Hui of Liang I — count: 3
• 敌楚 (敵楚) 敵楚而已 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 3
• 胜敌 (勝敵) 勝敵有理 — Guanzi 管子, 兵法第十七 Chapter 17: Military Strategy — count: 3
• 敢敌 (敢敵) 楚弗敢敵 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 襄公 Lord Xiang — count: 3
• 彊敌 (彊敵) 而外有彊敵之憂 — Guanzi 管子, 八觀第十三 Chapter 13: Eight Observations — count: 3
• 用敌 (用敵) 用敵 — Guanzi 管子, 兵法第十七 Chapter 17: Military Strategy — count: 3