中越戰爭 zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng

DEFINITIONS

  1. the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
  2. also known as the Third Indochina War

CHARACTERS

中 zhōng central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
越 yuè exceed, go beyond; the more ...
戰 zhàn war, fighting, battle
爭 zhēng to dispute, fight, contend, strive