劲敌 (jìng dí) — formidable adversary, strong opponent
Definition
A literary written term for a 'formidable opponent' — stronger and more rhetorically charged than everyday 敌人 or 对手, common in reports and commentary.
noun
formidable adversarystrong opponent
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 劲敌。Tā shì wǒ zài bǐ sài zhōng yù dào de zuì qiáng de jìng dí.He is the strongest opponent I've met in the competition.
- 劲敌，。Miàn duì zhè yàng de jìng dí, wǒ men bù néng diào yǐ qīng xīn.Facing such a formidable adversary, we cannot let our guard down.
- 劲敌。Zhè ge jìng dí de shí lì fēi cháng qiáng dà.This formidable opponent's strength is very great.
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