龙争虎斗 lóng zhēng hǔ dòu

fierce fight between strong rivals

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 44642nd word

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. the dragon wars, the tiger battles (idiom); fierce battle between giants

Characters

Character Meaning
龙 lóng HSK 5
dragon; imperial; surname Long
争 zhēng HSK 4
to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
虎 hǔ HSK 4
tiger
斗 dòu HSK 5
to fight; to contend; to struggle