柏举之战 bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu 吴 scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚

CHARACTERS

柏 bǎi cypress, cedar
举 jǔ
HSK 4
raise, lift up; recommend
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