No. 415 in Chinese
敌人
Enemy.
In a sentence
敌人正在向我们的边界推进。
The enemy is advancing towards our borders.
In this sentence, '敌人' refers to an opposing military force that poses a threat.
对于克服这些技术困难，我们把它们视为敌人。
To overcome these technical difficulties, we consider them as enemies.
Here, '敌人' is used metaphorically to describe obstacles being faced.
在竞赛中，他的主要目标是战胜那个敌人。
In the competition, his main goal was to defeat that enemy.
In this context, '敌人' represents a rival or an opposing participant in a competitive scenario.
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