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Enemy in Chinese

enemy · HSK 5

敌人 dí rén

  1. 敌 dí enemy
  2. 人 rén person

Counted with 个: 一个敌人 yí gè dírén

他把我当成敌人了。 He sees me as an enemy.

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How do you say enemy in Chinese?

Enemy in Chinese is 敌人 (dí rén).

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