对峙 duìzhì to stand facing each other
(of mountains etc) to stand facing each other; (figuratively) to confront each other
How to remember 对峙: 对 correct + 峙 to pile = to stand facing each other.
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How it is used
- To stand off / confront each other in a tense standoff - 两军对峙 (liǎng jūn duìzhì) the two armies faced off.
- Implies a frozen, tense confrontation between equals (armies, factions, or literally facing mountains), no one backing down; written register.
- Contrast 对抗 (duìkàng, to actively resist/oppose), which involves active struggle rather than a standoff.