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

HSK 6

这支队伍实力无可匹敌。

Zhè zhī duìwu shílì wúkě pǐdí.

This team's strength is unrivaled.

HSK 7-9

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.

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