斯大林格勒战役 sī dà lín gé lè zhàn yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

CHARACTERS

斯 sī this, thus, such; to lop off; emphatic particle
大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
林 lín forest, grove; surname
格 gé pattern, standard, form; style
勒 lè strangle, tighten
战 zhàn war, fighting, battle
役 yì service; a servant, laborer; to serve