Definition
敌 is a bound form (b.f.) that cannot stand alone as a word in modern Chinese. It appears as a root in compounds meaning 'enemy' (敌人, 敌意) or 'to match / be equal to' (匹敌, 无敌). When used in the second sense, it often appears in negative constructions (无敌 'unmatched') or with 匹 (匹敌 'to be a match for').
b.f.
enemyfoematchequal
Examples
- ，。Zài zhè chǎng zhànzhēng zhōng, dírén fēicháng qiángdà.In this war, the enemy is very powerful.
- 。Tā duì tā chōngmǎn le díyì.He is full of hostility toward her.
- ，。Zhè zhī qiúduì shílì qiángdà, jīhū wú dí.This team is so strong that it is almost unmatched.
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