官渡之战 guān dù zhī zhàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xu3 chang1] in north Henan)

CHARACTERS

官 guān
HSK 5
official, public servant
渡 dù
HSK 6
cross, ferry over; ferry
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
战 zhàn
HSK 5
war, fighting, battle