打 dǎ to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from syn 战 戰 zhàn to fight / fight / war / battle syn 战斗 戰鬥 zhàn dòu to fight / to engage in combat / struggle / battle / CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4] syn 打架 dǎ jià to fight / to scuffle / to come to blows / CL:場|场[chang2] syn 争取 爭取 zhēng qǔ to fight for / to strive for / to win over syn 斗争 鬥爭 dòu zhēng a struggle / fight / battle syn 拼命 pīn mìng to do one's utmost / with all one's might / at all costs / (to work or fight) as if one's life depends on it syn 作战 作戰 zuò zhàn combat / to fight syn 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle / to go to war syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 打斗 打鬥 dǎ dòu to fight syn 刺杀 刺殺 cì shā to assassinate / (military) to fight with a bayonet / (baseball) to put out (a baserunner) syn 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist / to make a stand and fight (against) syn 搏斗 搏鬥 bó dòu to wrestle / to fight / to struggle syn 争斗 爭鬥 zhēng dòu to struggle / to fight / struggle syn 搏击 搏擊 bó jī to fight, esp. with hands / wrestling (as a sport) / to wrestle / to wrestle (against fate, with a problem etc) / to capture prey syn 交战 交戰 jiāo zhàn to fight / to wage war syn 斗志 鬥志 dòu zhì will to fight / fighting spirit syn 决战 決戰 jué zhàn decisive battle / to fight a decisive battle / to fight for supremacy in ... syn 对阵 對陣 duì zhèn poised for battle / to square up for a fight syn 奋战 奮戰 fèn zhàn to fight bravely / (fig.) to struggle / to work hard syn 雪球 xuě qiú snowball syn 交手 jiāo shǒu to fight hand to hand syn 回击 回擊 huí jī to fight back / to return fire / to counterattack syn 激战 激戰 jī zhàn to fight fiercely / fierce battle syn 厮杀 廝殺 sī shā to fight at close quarters / to fight tooth and nail syn 示弱 shì ruò not to fight back / to take it lying down / to show weakness / to show one's softer side 死战 死戰 sǐ zhàn fight to the death / desperate struggle syn 肉搏 ròu bó to fight hand-to-hand syn 拼死拼活 pīn sǐ pīn huó one's utmost / (to fight or work) desperately hard / to put up a life or death struggle / at all costs syn 争分夺秒 爭分奪秒 zhēng fēn duó miǎo lit. fight minutes, snatch seconds (idiom) / a race against time / making every second count syn 对打 對打 duì dǎ to fight (one against one) syn 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice / to fight for justice syn 转战 轉戰 zhuǎn zhàn to fight in one place after another syn 背水一战 背水一戰 bèi shuǐ yī zhàn lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom) / fig. to fight to win or die syn 互殴 互毆 hù ōu to fight each other / to come to blows 打雪仗 dǎ xuě zhàng to have a snowball fight 争抢 爭搶 zhēng qiǎng to fight over / to scramble for syn 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom) / fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat / to fight at close quarters syn 打假 dǎ jiǎ to fight counterfeiting / to expose as false / to denounce sb's lies 火并 火幷 huǒ bìng (of rival gangs or armed factions etc) to engage in internecine violence / to have an open fight / to clash on the streets / to have a shootout syn 明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly syn 寻衅 尋釁 xún xìn to pick a quarrel / to start a fight syn 搏杀 搏殺 bó shā to fight and kill / to engage in fierce combat (also used figuratively of opposing chess players) syn 拼抢 拼搶 pīn qiǎng to fight desperately (at the risk of one's life) syn 力战 力戰 lì zhàn to fight with all one's might 你争我夺 你爭我奪 nǐ zhēng wǒ duó lit. you fight, I snatch (idiom) / to compete fiercely offering no quarter / fierce rivalry / tug-of-war 拼杀 拼殺 pīn shā to grapple (with the enemy) / to fight at the risk of one's life syn 对仗 對仗 duì zhàng antithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound) / to fight / to wage war syn 打游击 打游擊 dǎ yóu jī to wage guerrilla warfare / to fight as a guerrilla / (fig.) (coll.) to live or eat at no fixed place syn 力挫 lì cuò to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition syn 反恐 fǎn kǒng anti-terrorism / to fight against terrorism 单挑 單挑 dān tiāo to pick / to choose / to fight a duel 斗地主 鬥地主 dòu dì zhǔ dou dizhu ("fight the landlord") (card game) 反腐倡廉 fǎn fǔ chàng lián to fight corruption and advocate probity syn 比划 比劃 bǐ hua to gesture / to gesticulate / to practice the moves of a martial art by imitating the teacher / to fight / to come to blows syn 过招 過招 guò zhāo to fight / to exchange blows 抗洪 kàng hóng to fight a flood 相争 相爭 xiāng zhēng to vie against one another / to fight each other / mutual aggression 湘军 湘軍 xiāng jūn Hunan army, irregular force formed in 1850s to fight the Taiping heavenly kingdom rebellion 战团 戰團 zhàn tuán fighting group / by extension, a fight / a fray 打黑 dǎ hēi to crack down on illegal activities / to fight organized crime 争战 爭戰 zhēng zhàn fight 身先士卒 shēn xiān shì zú to fight at the head of one's troops / (fig.) to take the lead syn 打跑 dǎ pǎo to run off rebuffed / to fend off / (to fight off and make sb) run off 钟馗 鐘馗 zhōng kuí Zhong Kui (mythological figure, supposed to drive away evil spirits) / (fig.) a person with the courage to fight against evil 不打不相识 不打不相識 bù dǎ bù xiāng shí lit. don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship / no discord, no concord 死磕 sǐ kē (coll.) to fight to the death 叫阵 叫陣 jiào zhèn to challenge an opponent to a fight 龙虎斗 龍虎鬥 lóng hǔ dòu fight between powerful contenders 酣战 酣戰 hān zhàn to fight lustily syn 争购 爭購 zhēng gòu to compete / to fight for / to rush to purchase 坐山观虎斗 坐山觀虎鬥 zuò shān guān hǔ dòu lit. sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight (idiom) / fig. watch in safety whilst others fight then reap the rewards when both sides are exhausted syn 一决雌雄 一決雌雄 yī jué cí xióng to have a showdown / to fight for mastery / to compete for a championship syn 抢 搶 qiǎng to fight over / to rush / to scramble / to grab / to rob / to snatch syn 抗 kàng to resist / to fight / to defy / anti- syn 掐 qiā to pick (flowers) / to pinch / to nip / to pinch off / to clutch / (slang) to fight syn 搏 bó to fight / to combat / to seize / (of heart) to beat syn 孤军奋战 孤軍奮戰 gū jūn fèn zhàn lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom) / fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support syn 勾心斗角 勾心鬥角 gōu xīn dòu jiǎo to fight and scheme against each other (idiom) / (in palace construction) elaborate and refined syn 以毒攻毒 yǐ dú gōng dú to cure ills with poison (TCM) / to fight evil with evil / set a thief to catch a thief / to fight fire with fire 打擂台 打擂臺 dǎ lèi tái (old) to fight on the leitai / (fig.) to enter a contest syn 群架 qún jià group scuffle / gang fight 倾巢 傾巢 qīng cháo lit. the whole nest came out (to fight us) / a turnout in full force (of a gang of villains) 困兽犹斗 困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu a cornered beast will still fight (idiom) / to fight like an animal at bay syn 以夷制夷 yǐ yí zhì yí to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom) / let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan) 殴斗 毆鬥 ōu dòu to have a fist fight / fist fight / brawl syn 百战不殆 百戰不殆 bǎi zhàn bù dài to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]) / to win every fight syn 置之死地而后生 置之死地而後生 zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle / to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger / to find a way to emerge from a dire situation 争名夺利 爭名奪利 zhēng míng duó lì to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom) / scrambling for fame and wealth / only interested in personal gain 不打不成相识 不打不成相識 bù dǎ bù chéng xiāng shí don't fight, won't make friends (idiom) / an exchange of blows may lead to friendship 两虎相斗 兩虎相鬥 liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu lit. two tigers fight (idiom) / fig. a dispute between two powerful adversaries / a battle of the giants 坐观成败 坐觀成敗 zuò guān chéng bài to sit and await success or failure (idiom) / to wait to see the outcome of a fight before taking sides / to sit on the fence syn 暴虎冯河 暴虎馮河 bào hǔ píng hé lit. fight tigers with one's bare hands and wade across raging rivers (idiom) / fig. to display foolhardy courage 有征无战 有征無戰 yǒu zhēng wú zhàn to win without a fight (idiom) 死中求生 sǐ zhōng qiú shēng to seek life in death (idiom) / to fight for one's life 穷当益坚 窮當益堅 qióng dāng yì jiān poor but ambitious (idiom) / hard-pressed but determined / the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back syn 胯下之辱 kuà xià zhī rǔ lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / fig. (endure) utter humiliation 好汉不吃眼前亏 好漢不吃眼前虧 hǎo hàn bù chī yǎn qián kuī a wise man knows better than to fight when the odds are against him (idiom) 