明争暗斗 míng zhēng àn dòu

to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 46176th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
明 míng HSK 1
bright; (of meaning) clear; to understand
争 zhēng HSK 4
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
暗 àn HSK 5
dark; hidden; secret
斗 dòu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle