counter soldiers with arms, water with an earth weir (idiom); different situations call for different action; to adopt measures appropriate to the actual situation
不敌不敵bu4 di2
no match for; cannot beat
残敌殘敵can2 di2
defeated enemy
仇敌仇敵chou2 di2
enemy
大敌当前大敵當前da4 di2 dang1 qian2
facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties; Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
敌百虫敵百蟲di2 bai3 chong2
trichlorphon C4H8Cl3PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide; also called dipterex
敌档敵檔di2 dang4
rival productions (of the same opera in neighboring theaters)
敌敌畏敵敵畏di2 di2 wei4
dichlorvos C4H7Cl2PO4, organic phosphate used as insecticide (loanword); also called dimethyl dichloro-vinyl phosphate DDVP
敌地敵地di2 di4
enemy territory
敌对敵對di2 dui4
hostile; enemy (factions); combative
敌对性敵對性di2 dui4 xing4
hostile; hostility
敌方敵方di2 fang1
enemy
敌国敵國di2 guo2
enemy country
敌害敵害di2 hai4
pest; vermin; animal that is harmful to crops or to another species; enemy; predator
敌机敵機di2 ji1
enemy plane
敌基督敵基督di2 ji1 du1
Antichrist
敌将敵將di2 jiang4
the enemy general
敌军敵軍di2 jun1
enemy troops; hostile forces
敌情敵情di2 qing2
the situation of the enemy positions; intelligence about the enemy
敌人敵人di2 ren2
enemy
敌杀死敵殺死di2 sha1 si3
Decis (insecticide brand)
敌视敵視di2 shi4
hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against
敌手敵手di2 shou3
opponent; substantial adversary; worthy match; antagonist; in the enemy's hands
敌台敵臺di2 tai2
defensive tower; lookout tower; enemy radio station
敌探敵探di2 tan4
enemy spy
敌特敵特di2 te4
enemy (agents); (class) enemy
敌特分子敵特份子di2 te4 fen4 zi3
enemy agents in our midst; reds under the beds
敌我敵我di2 wo3
the enemy and us
敌我矛盾敵我矛盾di2 wo3 mao2 dun4
contradictions between ourselves and the enemy; Either you are for us or against us.
敌意敵意di2 yi4
enmity; hostility
敌营敵營di2 ying2
enemy camp
敌占区敵佔區di2 zhan4 qu1
enemy occupied territory
敌阵敵陣di2 zhen4
the enemy ranks
敌众我寡敵眾我寡di2 zhong4 wo3 gua3
multitude of enemies, few friends (idiom from Mencius); heavily outnumbered; beaten by the weight of numbers
对敌對敵dui4 di2
to confront; to face the enemy
对敌者對敵者dui4 di2 zhe3
rival
饵敌餌敵er3 di2
to lure the enemy; to trap
富可敌国富可敵國fu4 ke3 di2 guo2
having wealth equivalent to that of an entire nation (idiom); extremely wealthy
公敌公敵gong1 di2
public enemy
寡不敌众寡不敵眾gua3 bu4 di2 zhong4
the few are no match for the many; heavily outnumbered; facing impossible odds (idiom)
化敌为友化敵為友hua4 di2 wei2 you3
to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)
怀敌意懷敵意huai2 di2 yi4
hostile
劲敌勁敵jing4 di2
formidable opponent
抗敌抗敵kang4 di2
to resist the enemy
溃敌潰敵kui4 di2
routed enemy
匹敌匹敵pi3 di2
to be equal to; to be well-matched; rival
棋逢敌手棋逢敵手qi2 feng2 di2 shou3
see 棋逢對手|棋逢对手
前敌前敵qian2 di2
front line (military)
强敌強敵qiang2 di2
powerful enemy
轻敌輕敵qing1 di2
to underestimate the enemy
情敌情敵qing2 di2
rival in love
人民公敌人民公敵ren2 min2 gong1 di2
the enemy of the people; the class enemy (Marxism)
杀敌殺敵sha1 di2
to attack the enemy
上阵杀敌上陣殺敵shang4 zhen4 sha1 di2
to go into battle; to strike at the enemy
势均力敌勢均力敵shi4 jun1 li4 di2
evenly matched (idiom)
守敌守敵shou3 di2
enemy defense; enemy garrison
树敌樹敵shu4 di2
to antagonize people; to make an enemy of sb
死敌死敵si3 di2
mortal enemy; arch-enemy
夙敌夙敵su4 di2
old foe; long-standing enemy
宿敌宿敵su4 di2
old enemy
所向无敌所向無敵suo3 xiang4 wu2 di2
to be invincible; unrivalled
天敌天敵tian1 di2
predator; natural enemy
同仇敌忾同仇敵愾tong2 chou2 di2 kai4
anger against a common enemy (idiom); joined in opposition to the same adversary
投敌投敵tou2 di2
to go over to the enemy; to defect
万人敌萬人敵wan4 ren2 di2
a match for ten thousand enemies
万人之敌萬人之敵wan4 ren2 zhi1 di2
a match for ten thousand enemies
无敌無敵wu2 di2
unequalled; without rival; a paragon
无可匹敌無可匹敵wu2 ke3 pi3 di2
unsurpassed; unparalleled
邪不敌正邪不敵正xie2 bu4 di2 zheng4
good will always triumph over evil (idiom)
应敌應敵ying4 di2
to face the enemy; to meet an attack
与全世界为敌與全世界為敵yu3 quan2 shi4 jie4 wei2 di2
to fight the whole world (idiom)
御敌禦敵yu4 di2
armed enemy of the nation; enemy of the Emperor; fig. championship challenger; contender opposing champion in sporting contest