敌人
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
敌人 (dírén) · enemy
敌人 (dírén) means “enemy”. It is written with 2 characters: 敌 (enemy) + 人 (person). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 敌人 is built
The characters
敌 dí · enemy
What 敌 is made of
- 舌shé — tongue
- 千qiān — thousand
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 十 — ten
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 千qiān — thousand
- 攵pū — to rap
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 啇 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
人 rén · person
What 人 is made of
人 is not built from smaller parts; it is written with 2 strokes.
Origin hint: The legs of a human being (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
懒是学习最大的敌人。Lǎn shì xuéxí zuì dà de dírén.Laziness is the greatest enemy of learning.
粗心是考试的敌人。Cūxīn shì kǎoshì de dírén.Carelessness is the enemy in exams.
Questions about 敌人
What does 敌人 mean?
敌人 (dírén) means “enemy”.
How do you pronounce 敌人?
敌人 is pronounced dírén.
Which HSK level is 敌人?
敌人 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 敌视díshìto be hostile to
- 别人biérenother people
- 病人bìngrénpatient
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 家人jiārénfamily members
- 老人lǎorénold person
- 男人nánrénman
- 女人nǚrenwoman
- 爱人àirenhusband or wife
- 大人dàrenadult
Learn 敌人 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 79: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.