对打

對打

duìdǎ

verb #34,125

Meanings

1 to fight one-on-one
2 to spar
3 to face off in combat

Characters

facing / mutual

Examples

两个武术选手在台上对打。

Liǎng gè wǔshù xuǎnshǒu zài tái shàng duìdǎ.

The two martial-arts athletes sparred on the stage.

成龙和李连杰在电影里第一次对打。

Chénglóng hé Lǐ Liánjié zài diànyǐng lǐ dì yī cì duìdǎ.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li went head-to-head on screen for the first time.

Tips

usage

对打 = direct one-vs-one combat or sparring. Used heavily in martial-arts and action-film contexts: 对打戏 (duìdǎxì) = a fight scene. Compare with 打架 (dǎjià, to brawl, less structured), 比武 (bǐwǔ, to compete in martial arts), and 对决 (duìjué, a decisive showdown, often metaphorical).

memory

对 = 'facing / mutual' + 打 = 'to hit'. Two people facing each other and hitting = sparring.

Stroke Order

对 duì

打 dǎ