Chinese word dictionary

匹敌

pǐ dí · to be equal to; to be well-matched; rival

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Word information

Simplified匹敌

Traditional匹敵

Pinyinpǐ dí

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

匹pǐ

bolt of cloth; mate, one of a pair; measure word for horses

敌dí

enemy, foe, rival; to match; to resist

How to learn 匹敌

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Words with the same characters

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敌人dírén

enemy; CL:個|个[ge4]

匹pǐ

(bound form) matching; comparable to; (bound form) alone; single; one of a pair; classifier for horses, mules etc (Taiwan pr. [pi1]); classifier for cloth: bolt; horsepower; variant of 匹[pi3]; classifier for cloth: bolt

敌视díshì

hostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy; to stand against

匹配pǐpèi

to mate or marry; to match; matching; compatible

天敌tiāndí

predator; natural enemy

无敌wúdí

unequalled; without rival; a paragon