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针锋相对

zhēn fēng xiāng duì

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 4-character word Traditional 針鋒相對

针锋相对 (zhēn fēng xiāng duì) means "to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat; measure for measure". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 针锋相对 means

1. to oppose each other with equal harshness (idiom); tit for tat
2. measure for measure

The characters in 针锋相对

• 针zhēnneedle; pin; injection
• 锋fēngpoint of a spear; edge of a tool; vanguard
• 相xiāngeach other; one another; mutually
• 对duìright; correct; towards; at; for; concerning; regarding

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