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give tit for tat; the two sides meet squarely on the issue in an argument

Word usage

zhēn fēng xiāng duì

针 锋 相 对

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slmetagive tit for tat; the two sides meet squarely on the issue in an argument
- zhēn fēng xiāng duì de dòu zhēng
  针锋相对的斗争
  a tit-for-tat struggle
- zài zhè ge shì qing shang wǒ men hé nǐ men de guān diǎn shì zhēn fēng xiāng duì de
  在这个事情上，我们和你们的观点是针锋相对的。
  Our views on this issue are completely at odds.
- tā men míng bai tā men zhèng chǔ yú yī chǎng líng hé bó yì zhōng shuāng fāng bì xū zhēn fēng xiāng duì zhēng duó nà shǎo de kě lián de zī yuán
  他们明白他们正处于一场零和博弈中，双方必须针锋相对，争夺那少得可怜的资源。
  They believe they're playing a zero-sum game, where both must compete for the same paltry resources.
- shǒu xiàng hé tā de lǎo duì shǒu zài ōu zhōu zhèng cè fāng miàn zhǎn kāi le zhēn fēng xiāng duì de zhēng lùn
  首相和他的老对手在欧洲政策方面展开了针锋相对的争论。
  The Prime Minister and his old rival clashed over European policy.
synonym
zhēn fēng xiāng tóu针锋相投
antonym
shuǐ rǔ jiāo róng水乳交融

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"针锋相对" is often used to modify verbs like "斗争".

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