恶斗 (è dòu) — fierce battle, violent struggle

Definition

A 'fierce, vicious fight or struggle' (literal: 'evil fight') — emphasizes the brutal, prolonged intensity of the conflict, whether physical, legal, or political.

noun

fierce battleviolent struggle

Examples

恶斗。
Zhè chǎng quán lì è dòu chí xù le zhěng zhěng sān nián.
This power struggle lasted a full three years.
恶斗。
Shuāng fāng zài fǎ tíng shàng zhǎn kāi le jī liè de è dòu.
The two sides engaged in a fierce battle in court.
恶斗。
Tā shì tú zài shāng zhàn de è dòu zhōng bǎo hù zì jǐ de gōng sī.
He tried to protect his company in the fierce struggle of the business war.

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