敌人

敵人

dírén

noun HSK 4 #1,389

Measure Word

一名敌人 míng

Meanings

1 enemy
2 foe

Characters

enemy; to oppose

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

Examples

我们要了解敌人。

Wǒmen yào liǎojiě dírén.

We need to understand the enemy.

他把竞争对手当作敌人。

Tā bǎ jìngzhēng duìshǒu dāngzuò dírén.

He treats competitors as enemies.

知己知彼，百战百胜。

Zhī jǐ zhī bǐ, bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll win every battle.

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