(dí rén) - enemy in Mandarin
dírénTraditional: 敌人
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Translation
enemy
Word origin
The word 敌人 combines 敌 'enemy, to oppose' with 人 'person', literally 'enemy person', meaning a foe. 敌 (traditional 敵) has the 攵 (to strike) element conveying hostility; 人 is a pictograph of a person.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 敌 (dí, enemy: 攵 to strike) + 人 (rén, person)
Stroke order
敌
人
Examples
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He is not my enemy.
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The enemy is nearby.
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We must defeat the enemy.
退。
The enemy has retreated.
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He treats me as an enemy.
敌人 (dí rén) means enemy.
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