靖難之役 jìng nán zhī yì

DEFINITIONS

  1. war of 1402 between successors of the first Ming Emperor

CHARACTERS

靖 jìng pacify; appease; calm, peaceful
難 nán difficult, arduous, hard; unable
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
役 yì
HSK 6
service; a servant, laborer; to serve