劲敌 (jìng dí) — formidable adversary, strong opponent

Definition

A literary written term for a 'formidable opponent' — stronger and more rhetorically charged than everyday 敌人 or 对手, common in reports and commentary.

noun

formidable adversarystrong opponent

Measure word · 个

Examples

劲敌。
Tā shì wǒ zài bǐ sài zhōng yù dào de zuì qiáng de jìng dí.
He is the strongest opponent I've met in the competition.
劲敌，。
Miàn duì zhè yàng de jìng dí, wǒ men bù néng diào yǐ qīng xīn.
Facing such a formidable adversary, we cannot let our guard down.
劲敌。
Zhè ge jìng dí de shí lì fēi cháng qiáng dà.
This formidable opponent's strength is very great.

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