To cross swords in Chinese: 交锋 (jiāo fēng)

jiāo fēng

to cross swords

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 交鋒1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to cross swords
  2. 2to have a confrontation (with sb)

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Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧㄠ

jiāo

/ j/ i/ ao/ first tone

ㄈㄥ

fēng

/ f/ eng/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

交锋

Simplified

交鋒

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 两支球队明天将首次交锋。

    liǎng zhī qiú duì míng tiān jiāng shǒu cì jiāo fēng。

    The two teams will face off for the first time tomorrow.

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