搏杀 (bó shā) — to fight desperately; to engage in a life-and-death struggle; to compete fiercely (in business, sports, etc.)
Definition
搏杀 (bóshā) is a dramatic verb for 'fighting to the death' — physically (combat) or metaphorically (fierce business or sports rivalry). Stronger and more literary than ordinary 竞争.
verb
to fight desperatelyto engage in a life-and-death struggleto compete fiercely (in business, sports, etc.)
Examples
- 搏杀。Liǎng jūn zài zhèn qián bó shā le zhěng zhěng yì tiān.The two armies fought desperately at the front for an entire day.
- 搏杀。Zhè jiā gōng sī kào jià gé zhàn zài shì chǎng zhōng bó shā.This company fights fiercely in the market through price wars.
- 搏杀。Jué sài zhōng liǎng wèi xuǎn shǒu bó shā dào le zuì hòu yí kè.The two players fought desperately in the final until the last moment.
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