敌方 (dí fāng) — enemy (side); hostile forces
Definition
敌方 refers to the opposing side in a military or strategic conflict — used in formal, written contexts like news and reports, more neutral than 敌人 (which focuses on individual combatants).
noun
enemy (side)hostile forces
Examples
- 敌方。dí fāng Zài biān jìng jí jié le dà liàng bīng lì.The enemy has massed a large number of troops at the border.
- 敌方。Qíng bào xiǎn shì dí fāng de jì huà fēi cháng zhōu mì.Intelligence shows the enemy's plan is very thorough.
- ，。Tán pàn pò liè hòu, wǒ men lì jí zhuǎn rù le duì dí fāng de fáng yù zhuàng tài.After the negotiations broke down, we immediately entered a state of defense against the enemy.
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