敌人

敵人
dírén
noun HSK 5 #1,389

Measure Word

一名敌人 míng

Meanings

  1. 1 enemy
  2. 2 foe

Characters

Enemy + person = a person who is one's enemy.

Examples

HSK 3
Wǒmen yào liǎojiě dírén.
We need to understand the enemy.
HSK 5
Tā bǎ jìngzhēng duìshǒu dāngzuò dírén.
He treats competitors as enemies.
HSK 7-9
士兵们打退了敌人的进攻。
Shìbīngmen dǎtuì le dírén de jìngōng.
The soldiers beat back the enemy's attack.

Tips

culture
The proverb 知己知彼,百战百胜 comes from Sun Tzu's Art of War (孙子兵法).

Stroke Order

敌 dí
人 rén