柏舉之戰 bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn

Battle of Baiju, Wu defeated Chu (506 BC)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
柏 bǎi
cypress; cedar; surname Bai
舉 jǔ
to raise; to lift; to hold up
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
戰 zhàn
to fight; fight; battle