对峙
duìzhì
to confront; to be locked in a standoff
Characters in this word
峙 zhì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 双方在边境线上对峙数日，任何误判都可能引发更大冲突。 Shuāngfāng zài biānjìngxiàn shàng duìzhì shù rì, rènhé wùpàn dōu kěnéng yǐnfā gèng dà chōngtū. The two sides confronted each other on the border for several days, and any misjudgement could trigger a larger conflict.
- 两家商店隔着马路对峙，天天打价格战。 Liǎng jiā shāngdiàn gé zhe mǎlù duìzhì, tiāntiān dǎ jiàgézhàn. The two shops face off across the road and fight a price war every day.
- 谈判桌两边的人沉默地对峙着，谁也不先开口。 Tánpànzhuō liǎng biān de rén chénmò de duìzhì zhe, shéi yě bù xiān kāikǒu. The people on both sides of the negotiating table sat in silent standoff, neither willing to speak first.
Related words
- 不对 búduì wrong, incorrect
- 对 duì right, correct
- 对不起 duìbuqǐ sorry, excuse me
- 对 duì to match; to face
- 对话 duìhuà dialogue
- 对面 duìmiàn opposite; across from
- 对待 duìdài to treat; to deal with
- 对方 duìfāng the other side; the other person
- 对手 duìshǒu opponent; rival
- 对象 duìxiàng partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
- 反对 fǎnduì to oppose
- 绝对 juéduì absolutely