拉鋸戰 lā jù zhàn

closely-fought contest; to-and-fro tussle

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. closely-fought contest
  2. 2. to-and-fro tussle

Characters

Character Meaning
拉 lā HSK 4
to pull; to drag; to draw
鋸 jù
a saw; to cut with a saw; variant of 鋦jū
戰 zhàn
to fight; fight; battle