匹敌

匹敵

pǐdí

verb #26,870

Meanings

1 to be equal to
2 to match
3 to rival

Characters

to match; a measure for horses or cloth

enemy; to oppose; to match

Examples

没有人能与他的才华匹敌。

Méiyǒu rén néng yǔ tā de cáihuá pǐdí.

No one can match his talent.

这支队伍实力无可匹敌。

Zhè zhīduì wu shílì wúkě pǐdí.

This team's strength is unrivaled.

Tips

usage

匹敌 is often used in negative or rhetorical constructions: 无人匹敌 (no one can match), 难以匹敌 (hard to rival). It implies a contest between two sides of roughly equal standing.

Stroke Order

匹 pǐ

敌 dí