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 单独 單獨 dān dú alone / by oneself / on one's own syn 独自 獨自 dú zì alone syn 单身 單身 dān shēn unmarried / single / alone 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 独立 獨立 dú lì independent / independence / to stand alone 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 独处 獨處 dú chǔ to live alone / to spend time alone (or with a significant other) 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 何况 何況 hé kuàng let alone / to say nothing of / besides / what's more 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 放任 fàng rèn to ignore / to let alone / to indulge 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 独身 獨身 dú shēn unmarried / single / alone 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 孤零零 gū líng líng lone / isolated and without help / all alone / solitary 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 独来独往 獨來獨往 dú lái dú wǎng coming and going alone (idiom) / a lone operator / keeping to oneself / unsociable / maverick 独居 獨居 dú jū to live alone / to live a solitary existence 激战 激戰 jī zhàn to fight fiercely / fierce battle syn 单个 單個 dān ge single / alone / individually / an odd one syn 厮杀 廝殺 sī shā to fight at close quarters / to fight tooth and nail syn 孤身 gū shēn alone / lonely syn 只身 隻身 zhī shēn alone / by oneself 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 孑然 jié rán solitary / lonely / alone 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 独断 獨斷 dú duàn to decide alone without consultation / arbitrary / dictatorial 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 放羊 fàng yáng to tend a flock of sheep / to let sheep out to pasture / fig. to throw off the reins / to leave sb alone / acting freely and irresponsibly 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 独独 獨獨 dú dú alone syn 惟独 惟獨 wéi dú only / solely / this one alone 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 无独有偶 無獨有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case 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 伶仃 líng dīng alone and helpless syn 力挫 lì cuò to win as a result of tenacious effort / to fight off tough competition syn 别说 別說 bié shuō to say nothing of / not to mention / let alone 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 落单 落單 luò dān to be on one's own / to be left alone / to be left out 独步 獨步 dú bù lit. walking alone / prominent / unrivalled / outstanding syn 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 遑论 遑論 huáng lùn let alone / not to mention 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 独酌 獨酌 dú zhuó to drink alone 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 