- 拒之门外jù zhī mén wàito shut the door on someone; to refuse entry or reject someone's requestHSK 7-9
- 痛打tòng dáto beat soundly, to thrash; (figurative) to attack harshlyHSK 7-9
- 合不来hé bù láicannot get along with someone, be incompatibleHSK 7-9
- 还手huán shǒuto hit back, to retaliate physicallyHSK 7-9
- 屈膝qū xīto kneel; to bend one's knee (literal); (figurative) to surrender; to submit humiliatingly; to bow downHSK 7-9
- 错怪cuò guàito blame someone wrongly; to wrongly accuseHSK 7-9
- 交手jiāo shǒuto fight hand to hand (in sports or combat); to come to grips with an opponent (in competition or argument)HSK 7-9
- 僵局jiāng júimpasse; deadlockHSK 7-9
- 重创zhòng chuāngto inflict heavy losses, to seriously damageHSK 7-9
- 咒骂zhòu màto curse, to verbally abuse, to revileHSK 7-9
- 口角kǒu jiǎoquarrel; dispute (formal, literary)HSK 7-9
- 嘲讽cháo fèngto sneer at, to taunt, to mockHSK 7-9
- 回击huí jīto fight back, to counterattackHSK 7-9
- 对立duì lìto be opposed to each other; to be in opposition; to confront; to be antagonisticHSK 6
- 对质duì zhì(verb) to confront and compare accounts (in court or in a dispute); to face off for verificationHSK 7-9
- 找茬zhǎo cháto nitpick, to pick fault (deliberately finding minor flaws); to pick a quarrel, to provokeHSK 7-9
- 大吵大闹dà chǎo dà nàoto make a noisy scene; to argue loudly and create a disturbanceHSK 7-9
- 欺qī(bound form) to deceive, to cheat; (bound form) to bully, to browbeatHSK 7-9
- 口舌kǒu shé(noun) quarrel, dispute (a verbal conflict); (noun) effort spent in persuasion or argument (often in the phrase 费口舌)HSK 7-9
- 仇家chóuenemy, foeHSK 7-9
- 克星kè xīngnemesis; natural enemy (a person or team that always defeats you); effective remedy; specific cure (for a disease or problem)HSK 7-9
- 回绝huí juéto decline, to refuseHSK 7-9
- 同归于尽tóngto perish together, to end in mutual destructionHSK 7-9
- 抗辩kàng biànto contradict; to refute; to argue in one's own defense (often in legal context)HSK 7-9
- 化解huà jiěto resolve, to defuse, to dispel (conflicts, doubts, difficulties, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 奚落xī luòto taunt, to ridicule (with a dismissive or contemptuous tone)HSK 7-9
- 迁就qiān jiùto accommodate, to yield to, to make concessions forHSK 7-9
- 叛pànto betray; to rebel (bound form)HSK 7-9
- 大打出手dàto engage in a fierce fight or brawl; (figuratively) to have a violent argument or conflictHSK 7-9
- 最后通牒zuì hòu tōng diéultimatumHSK 7-9
- 作弄zuōto tease, to make a fool ofHSK 7-9
- 抵触dǐ chùto conflict, to contradictHSK 7-9
- 抹黑mǒ hēito smear, to discredit, to bring shame onHSK 7-9
- 捣毁dǎo huǐto deliberately destroy or sabotage (e.g., a base, a den, a facility)HSK 7-9
- 就范jiù fànto submit, to give in (to pressure or force)HSK 7-9
- 抗衡kàng héngto compete with, to vie with; to counter, to match (in strength or power)HSK 7-9
- 责难zé nànto censure, to blame (formally)HSK 7-9
- 谴qiǎn(bound form) to denounce, to censureHSK 7-9
- 迎战yíng zhàn(v.o.) to confront or engage (an enemy, opponent, or challenge) head-onHSK 7-9
- 针锋相对zhēn fēng xiāng duìtit for tat; to oppose each other with equal harshness; to be in direct opposition; to clash head-onHSK 7-9
- 阻力zǔ lì(physical) resistance, drag; (figurative) resistance, oppositionHSK 7-9
- 事端shì duāndisturbance; incident; trouble (usually negative or conflict-related)HSK 7-9
- 仇视chóuto view (someone) as an enemy; to be hostile towardHSK 7-9
- 反对票fǎn duì piàodissenting vote, negative voteHSK 7-9
- 树敌shù díto make an enemy (of someone), to antagonizeHSK 7-9
- 纠葛jiū géentanglement (complicated situation or relationship); dispute (ongoing disagreement)HSK 7-9
- 辱骂rǔ màto verbally abuse, to revileHSK 7-9
- 风波fēng bōdisturbance, crisis, dispute (in social, political, or organizational contexts)HSK 7-9
- 唱反调chàng fǎn diàoto deliberately take an opposing view; to sing a different tuneHSK 7-9
- 较劲jiào jìnto compete with someone, to pit oneself against (often stubbornly); to exert special effort, to push oneselfHSK 7-9
- 爽约shuǎng yuēto break an appointment; to fail to keep a promiseHSK 7-9
- 翻脸fān liǎnto fall out with someone, to suddenly turn hostileHSK 7-9
- 冤家yuān jiā(noun) an enemy, a foe (often one fated to oppose); (noun) (traditional) one's destined lover, sweetheartHSK 7-9
- 吹毛求疵chuī máo qiú cīto nitpick, to find fault deliberatelyHSK 7-9
- 自相矛盾zì xiāng máo dùnself-contradictory; contradictory in one's own statements or actionsHSK 7-9
- 驱赶qū gǎnto drive away, to expel, to banish; to drive (a vehicle or animal forward)HSK 7-9
- 刁难diāo nànto deliberately make things difficult for someone; to be hard on someoneHSK 7-9
- 火上浇油huǒ shàng jiāo yóuto add fuel to the fire, to aggravate the situationHSK 7-9
- 背道而驰bèi dào ér chí(idiom) to run counter to, to be at odds with, to go directly againstHSK 7-9
- 交锋jiāo fēngto cross swords; to have a confrontation (literally or figuratively); to face offHSK 7-9