How to say “enemy” in Chinese
enemy
“Enemy” in Chinese is 敌人, dí rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
敌人 is read dí rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the right, 攵 — “strike”: you fight an enemy.
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “敌人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 敌人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 敌人突然发动了攻击。díréntūránfādònglegōngjīThe enemy suddenly attacked.
- 士兵们顽强地抵抗敌人的攻击。shìbīngmenwánqiángdedǐkàngdíréndegōngjīThe soldiers stubbornly fought off the enemy's attacks.
- 敌人那么强大，你们怕不怕？dírénnàmeqiángdà,nǐmenpàbupàThe enemy is so strong — aren't you all afraid?
- 那座桥被敌人炸了。nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- 那座桥被敌人炸2了nàzuòqiáobèidírénzhàleThat bridge was blown up by the enemy.
- 敌人炸2了城外的桥dírénzhàlechéngwàideqiáoThe enemy blew up the bridge outside the city.
More words from the lesson “The distant past”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “enemy” in Chinese?
“Enemy” in Chinese is 敌人, pinyin dírén.
What does 敌人 mean?
敌人 (dírén) means “enemy”.
How do you write 敌人?
敌人 is 2 characters: 敌 (dí) — enemy, opponent; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 敌人?
敌人 is read dírén. Tones: dí — second tone, rén — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“enemy” in the lesson “The distant past”
This word is from the topic “China: the country and its history” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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