八二三炮战 bā èr sān pào zhàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis

CHARACTERS

八 bā
HSK 1
eight; all around, all sides
二 èr
HSK 1
two; twice
三 sān
HSK 1
three
炮 pào
HSK 5
large gun, cannon; artillery
战 zhàn
HSK 5
war, fighting, battle