短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē

to fight at close quarters

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 39295th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to fight at close quarters
  2. 2. lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat

Characters

Character Meaning
短 duǎn HSK 3
short; brief; to lack
兵 bīng HSK 5
soldiers; military; weapons
相 xiāng HSK 3
each other; one another; mutually
接 jiē HSK 3
to receive; to answer (the phone); to meet or welcome sb