棋逢对手 - Chinese Idiom

Collocation

1

棋逢对手的较量

2

真是棋逢对手了

3

喜欢棋逢对手

4

他们棋逢对手

Definition

棋逢对手

Literally means:

meet one's match in game of chess

Actually means:

be well matched in a contest

Literally it means one meets his match in game of chess. It figuratively means two sides are well matched in a contest or competition.

下棋遇到了水平相当的对手。比喻较量的双方本领或实力相当。

Example

Used as predicate, object, or attributive. (作谓语、宾语、定语)

1

Hángjiā

行家

yùjì

预计

,

tāmen

他们

liǎng

两

duì

队

qíféngduìshǒu

棋逢对手

,

shèngfù

胜负

nán

难

fēn

分

,

tī

踢

chéng

成

píngshǒu

平手

de

的

kěnéng

可能

xìng

性

jí

极

dà

大

。

Insiders expect that their two teams meet each other, win or lose, the possibility of playing into a draw is great.

2

Zhè

这

liǎng

两

wèi

位

gāoshǒu

高手

de

的

biànlùn

辩论

,

wúyí

无疑

shì

是

yī

一

cháng

场

qíféngduìshǒu

棋逢对手

de

的

jīngcǎi

精彩

jiàoliàng

较量

,

tīngzhòng

听众

men

们

bùduàn

不断

zhàn

站

qǐlai

起来

gǔzhǎng

鼓掌

。

The debate between the two masters was undoubtedly a wonderful match between the two players, and the audience kept standing up and clapping.

3

Tā

他

xǐhuan

喜欢

,

yīnwèi

因为

zhīyǒu

只有

qíféngduìshǒu

棋逢对手

de

的

jiàoliàng

较量

cái

才

kěyǐ

可以

fāhuī

发挥

chū

出

gēng

更

gāo

高

de

的

zhìhuì

智慧

。

He likes it, because only chess can play with greater wisdom.