| 对立 | duì lì | to oppose / to set sth against / to be antagonistic to / antithetical / relative opposite / opposing / diametrical |   |
| 冲突 | chōng tū | conflict / to conflict / clash of opposing forces / collision (of interests) / contention | |
| 对局 | duì jú | opposing sides (in chess etc) / position (of opposing forces) | |
| 质证 | zhì zhèng | examination of the evidence of the opposing party in a court of law | |
| 御敌 | yù dí | armed enemy of the nation / enemy of the Emperor / fig. championship challenger / contender opposing champion in sporting contest | |
| 啮合 | niè hé | (of opposing teeth, or gears) to mesh / to engage | |
| 策反 | cè fǎn | to instigate (rebellion etc) / incitement (e.g. to desertion within opposing camp) | |
| 张志新 | Zhāng Zhì xīn | Zhang Zhixin (1930-1975) female revolutionary and martyr, who followed the true Marxist-Leninist line as a party member, and was arrested in 1969, then executed in 1975 after opposing the counterrevolutionary party-usurping conspiracies of Lin Biao and the Gang of Four, and only rehabilitated posthumously in 1979 | |
| 两方 | liǎng fāng | both sides (in contract) / the two opposing sides (in a dispute) | |
| 反袁 | fǎn Yuán | opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo2 Zhan4 zheng1] 1915-1916 / same as 反袁鬥爭|反袁斗争[fan3 Yuan2 dou4 zheng1] | |
| 反袁运动 | fǎn Yuán yùn dòng | anti-Yuan movement, opposing Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] in National Protection War 護國戰爭|护国战争[Hu4 guo2 Zhan4 zheng1] 1915-1916 / same as 反袁鬥爭|反袁斗争[fan3 Yuan2 dou4 zheng1] | |
| 合纵连横 | Hé zòng Lián héng | Vertical and Horizontal Alliance, opposing stratagems devised by the School of Diplomacy 縱橫家|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1] during the Warring States Period (425-221 BC) | |
| 夹心饼干 | jiā xīn bǐng gān | sandwich cookie / (jocular) sb who is caught between two opposing parties / sb who is between the hammer and the anvil | |
| 完封 | wán fēng | (baseball etc) shutout / to shut out (the opposing team) | |
| 诉讼对方 | sù sòng duì fāng | opposing party | |
| 反对方面 | fǎn duì fāng miàn | opposing party | |
| 谍战 | dié zhàn | (movie genre) espionage thriller (typically involving Chinese agents opposing the Japanese in the 1930s and 40s) | |
