- 挑拨离间tiǎo bō lí jiànto sow discord, to drive a wedge between peopleHSK 7-9
- 斗气dǒuto hold a grudge; to feud (over trivial matters); to be sulkyHSK 7-9
- 欺压qī yāto bully, to oppress (by abusing power or strength)HSK 7-9
- 猛打měng dǎto hit violently; to strike hard; to attack fiercelyHSK 7-9
- 饶命ráo mìngto spare someone's life (verb-object compound)HSK 7-9
- 世仇shì chóuhereditary feud, vendetta (between families or clans); mortal enemy in a family feudHSK 7-9
- 出尔反尔chū ěr fǎn ěrto go back on one's word; to contradict oneselfHSK 7-9
- 动武dòng wǔto resort to force, to use violence, to come to blowsHSK 7-9
- 大动干戈dàto go to war; to get into a big conflict or quarrel (often over something minor)HSK 7-9
- 握手言和wò shǒu yán héto shake hands and make peace, to reconcile amicablyHSK 7-9
- 宿怨sù yuànan old grudge; long-standing resentmentHSK 7-9
- 苛责kē zéto criticize severely, to excoriateHSK 7-9
- 讲和jiǎng héto make peace, to become reconciled (after a conflict)HSK 7-9
- 迎头yíng tóuto meet head-on, to confront directlyHSK 7-9
- 还嘴huán zuǐ(colloquial) to talk back, to retort (defiantly)HSK 7-9
- 退席tuì xíto leave a banquet or meeting (early or as a protest); to walk out (in protest)HSK 7-9
- 逼死bī sǐto hound to death, to push someone to the point of death (literally or figuratively)HSK 7-9
- 驳倒bó dǎoto refute (an argument, theory, etc.) decisively; to demolish (an opponent's position) in debateHSK 7-9
- 争相zhēng xiāngto vie with each other to (do something); to compete eagerly to (do something)HSK 7-9