敌 dí — enemy; match
我们要团结起来，战胜敌人。Wǒ men yào tuán jié qǐ lái, zhàn shèng dí rén.We should unite to defeat the enemy.
Common words: 敌人 (dí rén)、敌视 (dí shì)、无敌 (wú dí)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "match"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "match", including 敌 (dí), 赛 (sài), 搭 (dā). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "match" covers 3 different Chinese characters — 敌 (dí), 赛 (sài), 搭 (dā) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 3 characters do not share a sound — their readings span dí, sài, dā — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 敌 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 敌 díenemy; matchUseful words: 敌人, 敌视
- 赛 sàito compete; competition; matchUseful words: 比赛, 决赛
- 搭 dābuild (scaffolding); take (boat; train); hang; join; matchUseful words: 搭配, 搭档
Common words for these 3 "match" characters
Anchor each of these 3 characters in a word you can picture — start with 敌 (dí) — so "match" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
敌人dí rénenemy敌视dí shìhostile; malevolence; antagonism; to view as enemy无敌wú díunequalled; without rival; a paragon比赛bǐ sàicompetition (sports etc); match; to compete决赛jué sàifinals (of a competition)大赛dà sàigrand contest搭配dā pèito pair up; to match; to arrange in pairs; to add sth into a group搭档dā dàngto cooperate; partner搭乘dā chéngto ride as a passenger; to travel by (car, plane etc)
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 3 ways to say "match".
赛 sài — to compete; competition; match
这场篮球比赛非常激烈。Zhè chǎng lán qiú bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè.This basketball game is very intense.
Common words: 比赛 (bǐ sài)、决赛 (jué sài)、大赛 (dà sài)
搭 dā — build (scaffolding); take (boat; train); hang; join; match
我们一起搭乘公交车去市中心。Wǒ men yì qǐ dā chéng gōng jiāo chē qù shì zhōng xīn.We take the bus together to the city center.
Common words: 搭配 (dā pèi)、搭档 (dā dàng)、搭乘 (dā chéng)
All 3 characters
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