# 针锋相对 (zhēnfēngxiāngduì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 针锋相对 (zhēnfēngxiāngduì) means “to go tit for tat”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to go tit for tat
- Pinyin: zhēnfēngxiāngduì (zhen1 feng1 xiang1 dui4)
- Traditional: 針鋒相對
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 双方在辩论中针锋相对。
  Shuāngfāng zài biànlùn zhōng zhēnfēng-xiāngduì.
  The two sides went tit for tat in the debate.

## Characters

- [针](https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-needle/) (zhēn): needle; pin
- 锋 (fēng): point of a spear; edge of a tool
- 相 (xiàng): appearance; portrait
- [对](https://hanziro.com/word/dui-right/) (duì): right; correct

https://hanziro.com/word/zhen-feng-xiang-dui-go-tit-tat/

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