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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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