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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 化敌为友

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
化敌为友 huà dí wéi yǒu - to convert an enemy into a friend (idiom)

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 68,522 39,690

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
huā- variant of 花[hua1]
huà- to make into
- to change into
- -ization
- to ... -ize
- to transform
- abbr. for 化學|化学[hua4 xue2]
- (bound form) enemy
- (bound form) to be a match for; to rival
- (bound form) to resist; to withstand
wéi- as (in the capacity of)
- to take sth as
- to act as
- to serve as
- to behave as
- to become
- to be
- to do
- by (in the passive voice)
wèi- because of
- for
- to
wéi- variant of 為|为[wei2]
wèi- variant of 為|为[wei4]
yǒu- friend

Other Words Containing 化敌为友

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo