强手 (jiàng) — (noun) expert, someone highly skilled in a field; (noun) formidable opponent, powerful adversary; (noun) master, person with outstanding skills

Definition

Examples

• 在这次围棋锦标赛中，他遇到了真正的强手。
  Zài zhè cì wéi qí jǐn biāo sài zhōng, tā yù dào le zhēn zhèng de jiàng.
  In this Go championship, he met a true strong opponent.
• 他虽然是新手，但进步很快，已经成为本队的强手。
  Tā suī rán shì xīn shǒu, dàn jìn bù hěn kuài, yǐ jīng chéng wéi běn duì de jiàng.
  Although he is a novice, he has improved so fast that he has become a master player on our team.
• 面对那样的强手，我们只能智取，不可硬拼。
  Miàn duì nà yàng de jiàng, wǒ men zhǐ néng zhì qǔ, bù kě yìng pīn.
  Facing such a strong opponent, we have to use strategy rather than brute force.