zhàn

war, fighting, battle

HSK 5 #145

DEFINITIONS

战 zhàn
  • to fight
  • fight
  • war
  • battle

STROKES

WORDS

贸易 mào yì zhàn trade war
赎罪日争 shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
赤壁之 chì bì zhī zhàn Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu; famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
超限 chāo xiàn zhàn unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)
越南争 yuè nán zhàn zhēng Vietnam War (1955-1975)
军阀混 jūn fá hùn zhàn incessant fighting between warlords
千里 zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country; never-ending struggle
迎接挑 yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn to meet a challenge
速决 sù zhàn sù jué a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom); to resolve sth in the shortest time possible; to get sth done quickly
连胜 lián zhàn lián shèng fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious
运动 yùn dòng zhàn mobile warfare
xuǎn zhàn election campaign
辽沈役 liáo shěn zhàn yì Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War
hān zhàn to fight lustily
重披袍 chóng pī zhàn páo (fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence
军 yě zhàn jūn field army
长平之 cháng píng zhī zhàn battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
阵亡士纪念日 zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì Memorial Day (American holiday)
棋 lù zhàn qí see 軍棋|军棋[jun1 qi2]
hán zhàn Korean War (1950-1953)
饱餐饭 bǎo cān zhàn fàn to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
骁勇善 xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
鸦片争 yā piàn zhàn zhēng the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
衣 zhàn yī battle attire; clothing or gear worn during combat or martial arts activities
zhǔ zhàn main battle; referring to the primary or main combat role