比赛 比賽 bǐ sài competition (sports etc) / match / CL:場|场[chang3],次[ci4] / to compete syn 竞争 競爭 jìng zhēng to compete / competition 出场 出場 chū chǎng (of a performer) to come onto the stage to perform / (of an athlete) to enter the arena to compete / (fig.) to enter the scene (e.g. a new product) / (of an examinee etc) to leave the venue syn 参赛 參賽 cān sài to compete / to take part in a competition 竞赛 競賽 jìng sài to compete / to race / contest / competition / match / race syn 预防 預防 yù fáng to prevent / to take precautions against / to protect / to guard against / precautionary / prophylactic syn 较量 較量 jiào liàng to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble syn 比武 bǐ wǔ martial arts competition / tournament / to compete in a contest 竞价 競價 jìng jià price competition / bid (in an auction) / to compete on price / to bid against sb 抗衡 kàng héng to compete with / to vie with / to counter syn 较劲 較勁 jiào jìn to match one's strength with / to compete / more competitive / to set oneself against sb / disobliging / to make a special effort syn 复赛 複賽 fù sài (sports) semifinal or quarterfinal / to compete in a semifinal (or a quarterfinal) 讨伐 討伐 tǎo fá to suppress by armed force / to send a punitive expedition against / to crusade against syn 逆流 nì liú against the stream / adverse current / a countercurrent / fig. reactionary tendency / to go against the trend 竞逐 競逐 jìng zhú competition / to compete / to pursue syn 抢答 搶答 qiǎng dá to compete to be the first to answer a question (as on a quiz show) 夺标 奪標 duó biāo to compete for first prize syn 攀比 pān bǐ to make invidious comparisons / to compete with / to emulate 争先 爭先 zhēng xiān to compete to be first / to contest first place syn 顶风 頂風 dǐng fēng to face into the wind / against the wind / fig. against the law syn 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 比拼 bǐ pīn to compete fiercely / contest 竞购 競購 jìng gòu to bid competitively / to compete to buy (at auction) 出赛 出賽 chū sài to compete / to take part (in a sports event) 争购 爭購 zhēng gòu to compete / to fight for / to rush to purchase 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 赛 賽 sài to compete / competition / match / to surpass / better than / superior to / to excel syn 角 jué role (theater) / to compete / ancient three legged wine vessel / third note of pentatonic scale syn 夺 奪 duó to seize / to take away forcibly / to wrest control of / to compete or strive for / to force one's way through / to leave out / to lose syn 竞 競 jìng to compete / to contend / to struggle syn 反对 反對 fǎn duì to oppose / to be against / to object to syn 起诉 起訴 qǐ sù to sue / to bring a lawsuit against / to prosecute 安 ān (bound form) calm / peaceful / to calm / to set at ease / safe / secure / in good health / content / satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install / to fix / to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1pei2]) syn 反 fǎn contrary / in reverse / inside out or upside down / to reverse / to return / to oppose / opposite / against / anti- / to rebel / to use analogy / instead / abbr. for 反切[fan3 qie4] phonetic system syn 针对 針對 zhēn duì to target / to focus on / to be aimed at or against / in response to syn 陷害 xiàn hài to entrap / to set up / to frame (up) / to make false charges against syn 防守 fáng shǒu to defend / to protect (against) syn 防止 fáng zhǐ to prevent / to guard against / to take precautions syn 违背 違背 wéi bèi to go against / to be contrary to / to violate syn 革命 gé mìng to withdraw the mandate of heaven (and transition to a new dynasty) (original meaning) / revolution / revolutionary / to revolt (against sb or sth) / to revolutionize (sth) / (separable verb sometimes used in the pattern 革noun的命) / CL:次[ci4] syn 歧视 歧視 qí shì to discriminate against / discrimination 开战 開戰 kāi zhàn to start a war / to make war / to battle against syn 抗争 抗爭 kàng zhēng to resist / to make a stand and fight (against) syn 怨恨 yuàn hèn to resent / to harbor a grudge against / to loathe / resentment / rancor syn 把柄 bǎ bǐng handle / (fig.) information that can be used against sb syn 告密 gào mì to inform against sb syn 控诉 控訴 kòng sù to accuse / to denounce / to make a complaint against / denunciation syn 冲击 衝擊 chōng jī to attack / to batter / (of waves) to pound against / shock / impact syn 戒备 戒備 jiè bèi to take precautions / to guard against (emergency) syn 偏偏 piān piān (indicating that sth turns out just the opposite of what one would wish) unfortunately / as it happened / (indicating that sth is the opposite of what would be normal or reasonable) stubbornly / contrarily / against reason / (indicating that sb or a group is singled out) precisely / only / of all people syn 暗算 àn suàn to plot against 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 不得已 bù dé yǐ to act against one's will / to have no alternative but to / to have to / to have no choice / must syn 防备 防備 fáng bèi to guard against syn 防范 防範 fáng fàn to be on guard / wariness / to guard against / preventive syn 作对 作對 zuò duì to set oneself against / to oppose / to make a pair syn 提防 dī fáng to guard against / to be vigilant / watch you don't (slip) / also pr. [ti2 fang2] syn 清扫 清掃 qīng sǎo to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime) syn 出乎 chū hū due to / to stem from / to go beyond (also fig. beyond reason, expectations etc) / to go against (expectations) syn 防火 fáng huǒ to protect against fire 鬼子 guǐ zi devil (derog. term for foreign invaders) / (esp. during resistance against Japanese aggression 1931-1945) Jap / Nip syn 免受 miǎn shòu to avoid suffering / to prevent (sth bad) / to protect against (damage) / immunity (from prosecution) / freedom (from pain, damage etc) / exempt from punishment syn 诬陷 誣陷 wū xiàn to entrap / to frame / to plant false evidence against sb syn 检举 檢舉 jiǎn jǔ to report (an offense to the authorities) / to inform against sb syn 对立 對立 duì lì to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical syn 围攻 圍攻 wéi gōng to besiege / to beleaguer / to attack from all sides / to jointly speak or write against sb syn 抗辩 抗辯 kàng biàn to counter accusations / to protest / to remonstrate / to retort / to plead / to demur / a plea (of not guilty) / a defense (against an allegation) / to enter a plea to a charge (in a law court) 谋害 謀害 móu hài to conspire to murder / to plot against sb's life syn 防盗 防盜 fáng dào to guard against theft / anti-theft 依偎 yī wēi to nestle against / to snuggle up to syn 备战 備戰 bèi zhàn prepared against war / to prepare for war / warmongering syn 倚靠 yǐ kào to lean on / to rest against / to rely on / support / backing / back of a chair syn 敌视 敵視 dí shì hostile / malevolence / antagonism / to view as enemy / to stand against syn 钻牛角尖 鑽牛角尖 zuān niú jiǎo jiān lit. to penetrate into a bull's horn (idiom) / fig. to waste time on an insoluble or insignificant problem / to bash one's head against a brick wall / a wild goose chase / a blind alley / to split hairs syn 抵押品 dǐ yā pǐn security (property held against a loan) / mortgaged property syn 紧贴 緊貼 jǐn tiē to stick close to / to press up against syn 上行 shàng xíng (of trains) up (i.e. towards the capital) / (of river boats) to go against the current / to submit (a document) to higher authorities syn 劝阻 勸阻 quàn zǔ to advise against / to dissuade syn 力挽狂澜 力挽狂瀾 lì wǎn kuáng lán to pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom) / fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis syn 谋反 謀反 móu fǎn to plot a rebellion / to conspire against the state syn 逆行 nì xíng to go the wrong way / to go against one-way traffic regulation 背井离乡 背井離鄉 bèi jǐng lí xiāng to leave one's native place, esp. against one's will (idiom) syn 离经叛道 離經叛道 lí jīng pàn dào to rebel against orthodoxy / to depart from established practices syn 斗气 鬥氣 dòu qì to have a grudge against 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 抗命 kàng mìng against orders / to disobey / to refuse to accept orders syn 扫黄 掃黃 sǎo huáng campaign against pornography 违心 違心 wéi xīn false / untrue to one's convictions / against one's will / disloyal 逆风 逆風 nì fēng to go against the wind / contrary wind / a headwind syn 对打 對打 duì dǎ to fight (one against one) syn 谨防 謹防 jǐn fáng to guard against / to beware of syn 何乐而不为 何樂而不為 hé lè ér bù wéi what is there against it? (rhetorical question indicating an eagerness or willingness to do sth) syn 围剿 圍剿 wéi jiǎo to encircle and annihilate / refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards syn 防震 fáng zhèn shockproof / to guard against earthquakes 防毒 fáng dú to protect against poisonous substances, narcotics or computer viruses 防灾 防災 fáng zāi disaster prevention / to protect against natural disasters 对垒 對壘 duì lěi to face off against one's adversary (military, sports etc) syn 抗战 抗戰 kàng zhàn war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945) 万难 萬難 wàn nán countless difficulties / extremely difficult / against all odds syn 