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 一边 一邊 yī biān one side / either side / on the one hand / on the other hand / doing while 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 右手 yòu shǒu right hand / right-hand side syn 打仗 dǎ zhàng to fight a battle / to go to war syn 手头 手頭 shǒu tóu on hand / at hand / one's financial situation syn 左手 zuǒ shǒu left hand / left-hand side syn 争夺 爭奪 zhēng duó to fight over / to contest / to vie over syn 举手 舉手 jǔ shǒu to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal) 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 伸手 shēn shǒu to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle 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 携手 攜手 xié shǒu hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate syn 决战 決戰 jué zhàn decisive battle / to fight a decisive battle / to fight for supremacy in ... syn 递交 遞交 dì jiāo to present / to give / to hand over / to hand in / to lay before 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 手边 手邊 shǒu biān on hand / at hand 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 徒手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 手心 shǒu xīn palm (of one's hand) / control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand) syn 时针 時針 shí zhēn hand of a clock / hour hand 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 手拉手 shǒu lā shǒu to join hands / hand in hand syn 手笔 手筆 shǒu bǐ sth written or painted in one's own hand / (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill / style / hand / (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc / scale 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 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done 齐头并进 齊頭並進 qí tóu bìng jìn to go forward together (idiom) / to undertake simultaneous tasks / going hand in hand 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 肉搏战 肉搏戰 ròu bó zhàn hand-to-hand combat 明争暗斗 明爭暗鬥 míng zhēng àn dòu (idiom) to fight openly and maneuver covertly syn 摆手 擺手 bǎi shǒu to wave one's hand / to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc) / to swing one's arms 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 里手 裡手 lǐ shǒu expert / left-hand side (of a machine) / left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle 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 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 传给 傳給 chuán gei to pass on (to sb) / to send / to pass (e.g. in football) / to give directly (by hand) / to deliver / to hand over / to transfer / to relay / to transmit / to hand on (to the next generation) 手绘 手繪 shǒu huì to paint by hand / to draw by hand / hand-painted / hand-drawn 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) 援手 yuán shǒu assistance / a helping hand / to lend a hand syn 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 缴交 繳交 jiǎo jiāo to hand in / to hand over / to pay (a fee etc) 手牵手 手牽手 shǒu qiān shǒu hand in hand 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 护手霜 護手霜 hù shǒu shuāng hand cream / hand lotion 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 掌 zhǎng palm of the hand / sole of the foot / paw / horseshoe / to slap / to hold in one's hand / to wield syn 