短兵相接

duǎn bīng xiāng jiē

Dictionary entry

lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat

What does 短兵相接 mean?

短兵相接 (duǎn bīng xiāng jiē) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

2to fight at close quarters

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短duǎnshort · brief 兵bīngsoldiers · a force 相Xiāngsurname Xiang 接jiēto receive · to answer (the phone)

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短兵相接

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