Liǎng / zhī / duìwǔ / zài / xiàngkǒu / duǎn / bīng / xiāng / jiē / júshì / shífēn / jǐnzhāng

两支队伍在巷口短兵相接，局势十分紧张。

The two groups clashed at close quarters at the entrance to the alley, creating a very tense situation.