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

• 万人之敌(萬人之敵) a match for ten thousand enemies
• 英勇无敌(英勇無敵) bravery without rival
• 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
• 敌特分子(敵特份子) enemy agents in our midst
• 御敌(禦敵) armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor ; championship challenger; contender opposing the champion
• 溃敌(潰敵) routed enemy
• 化敌为友(化敵為友) to convert an enemy into a friend
• 敌手(敵手) opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist
• 敌人逾多(敵人逾多) enemies became more numerous
• 敌若有备(敵若有備) if the enemy is prepared
• 万人敌(萬人敵) a match for ten thousand enemies
• 无敌(無敵) unequalled; without rival
• 寡不敌众(寡不敵眾) few are no match for many foe; outnumbered by the enemy
• 敌众我寡(敵眾我寡) outnumbered by the enemy
• 敌寇(敵寇) pillager
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 敌基督(敵基督) Antichrist
• 对敌者(對敵者) rival
• 敌台(敵臺) defensive tower; lookout tower; enemy radio station
• 敌国(敵國) enemy state ; the nation of one's enemy ; someone having as much wealth as a nation
• 敌百虫(敵百蟲) trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dipterex
• 威加于敌(威加於敵) to intimidate the enemy
• 残敌(殘敵) defeated enemy
• 举世无敌(舉世無敵) unrivaled throughout the realm
• 怀敌意(懷敵意) hostile
• 仇敌(仇敵) enemy
• 富可敌国(富可敵國) having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation; extremely wealthy
• 抗敌(抗敵) to resist the enemy
• 所向无敌(所向無敵) to be invincible; unrivalled
• 轻敌(輕敵) to underestimate the enemy
• 人民公敌(人民公敵) the enemy of the people; the class enemy (Marxism)
• 敌敌畏(敵敵畏) dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide
• 无敌舰队(無敵艦隊) unrivalled fleet of warships
• 敌营(敵營) enemy camp
• 以寡敌众(以寡敵眾) few of us versus many of the enemy
• 杀敌(殺敵) to attack the enemy
• 豔美无敌(豔美無敵) beauty without rival
• 情敌(情敵) rival in love
• 待敌(待敵) await the enemy
• 敌人开户(敵人開戶) when the enemy leaves an opening
• 无可匹敌(無可匹敵) unsurpassed; unparalleled
• 守敌(守敵) enemy defense; enemy garrison
• 不敌(不敵) to be no match for; cannot beat
• 敌对性(敵對性) hostile; hostility
• 待敌者佚(待敵者佚) lying in waits for the enemy
• 当世无敌(當世無敵) unrivaled at the time
• 敌将(敵將) the enemy general
• 敌军(敵軍) enemy troops; hostile forces
• 夙敌(夙敵) old foe; long-standing enemy
• 敌视(敵視) to be hostile

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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
• 知敌 (知敵) 則不蚤知敵 — Guanzi 管子, 兵法第十七 Chapter 17: Military Strategy — count: 4
• 用敌 (用敵) 用敵 — Guanzi 管子, 兵法第十七 Chapter 17: Military Strategy — 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
• 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
• 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
• 胜敌 (勝敵) 勝敵有理 — Guanzi 管子, 兵法第十七 Chapter 17: Military Strategy — count: 3