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敌人

dírén

enemy

How common it is

敌人 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say dírén slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

敌人表示对立或不友好的一方。

dí rén biǎo shì duì lì huò bù yǒu hǎo de yì fāng。

敌人 means an opposing or unfriendly side.

Context note

敌人常用于故事、历史和比喻。

dí rén cháng yòng yú gù shì 、 lì shǐ hé bǐ yù。

It is often used in stories, history, and metaphor.

5 examples

敌人来了。
dí rén lái le。
The enemy is coming.
他们打败了敌人。
tā men dǎ bài le dí rén。
They defeated the enemy.
不要把同学当敌人。
bú yào bǎ tóng xué dāng dí rén。
Do not treat classmates as enemies.
敌人很强。
dí rén hěn qiáng。
The enemy is strong.
大家一起面对敌人。
dà jiā yì qǐ miàn duì dí rén。
Everyone faces the enemy together.

5 mini stories

故事里的敌人很狡猾。
gù shì lǐ de dí rén hěn jiǎo huá。
The enemy in the story is very cunning.
老师说不要把别人当敌人。
lǎo shī shuō bú yào bǎ bié rén dāng dí rén。
The teacher said not to treat others as enemies.
他们团结起来对付敌人。
tā men tuán jié qǐ lái duì fù dí rén。
They united to deal with the enemy.
在游戏里,敌人很快被打败。
zài yóu xì lǐ, dí rén hěn kuài bèi dǎ bài。
In the game, the enemy was quickly defeated.
真正的敌人可能是坏习惯。
zhēn zhèng de dí rén kě néng shì huài xí guàn。
The real enemy may be bad habits.

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