大敌 (dà dí) — great enemy, formidable foe
Definition
Literary, emphatic 'great enemy / formidable foe' — stronger than 敌人, often used metaphorically (e.g. laziness as the great enemy of progress).
noun
great enemyformidable foe
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 大敌。Zhè chǎng bǐ sài yù dào le qiáng dà dà dí.This match encountered a formidable opponent.
- ，大敌。Wǒ men yào tuán jié qǐ lái, gòng tóng miàn duì dà dí.We must unite and face the formidable enemy together.
- 。Lǎn duò shì jìn bù de dà dà dí.Laziness is a major enemy of progress.
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