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战争 (zhàn zhēng) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

战争 (zhàn zhēng) is a Chinese word: war. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 战争

名 míng noun

war

战争给人民带来了巨大的痛苦。

zhàn zhēng gěi rén mín dài lái le jù dà de tòng kǔ

War brought great suffering to the people.

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Word breakdown

战 zhàn — battle, combat (military fighting aspect)

Words with this character (12)
  • 1 挑战 tiǎo zhàn — to challenge HSK 5
    • 挑 to provoke, to incite
    • 战 battle, fight
    Example

    他想挑战世界纪录。

    tā xiǎng tiǎo zhàn shì jiè jì lù

    He wants to challenge the world record.

  • 2 战斗 zhàn dòu — battle HSK 6
    • 战 war, battle
    • 斗 fight, struggle
    Example

    这场战斗持续了三天。

    zhè chǎng zhàn dòu chí xù le sān tiān

    This battle lasted three days.

  • 3 战胜 zhàn shèng — to defeat, to overcome HSK 6
    • 战 battle, fight, struggle against
    • 胜 victory, win, triumph
    Example

    我们一定能战胜困难。

    wǒ men yí dìng néng zhàn shèng kùn nan

    We can definitely overcome difficulties.

  • 4 作战 zuò zhàn — to fight HSK 7
    • 作 to engage in, to carry out
    • 战 war, battle, combat
    Example

    士兵们在前线作战。

    shì bīng men zài qián xiàn zuò zhàn

    The soldiers fight on the front line.

  • 5 冷战 lěng zhàn — Cold War HSK 7
    • 冷 cold (metaphorical - without direct military confrontation)
    • 战 war (political and ideological conflict)
    Example

    冷战结束后，世界格局发生了巨大变化。

    lěng zhàn jié shù hòu shì jiè gé jú fā shēng le jù dà biàn huà

    After the Cold War ended, the world order underwent tremendous changes.

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  • 6 备战 bèi zhàn — prepare for war HSK 7
    • 备 prepare, get ready
    • 战 war, battle, competition
    Example

    运动员们正在备战奥运会。

    yùn dòng yuán men zhèng zài bèi zhàn ào yùn huì

    The athletes are preparing for the Olympic Games.

  • 7 战友 zhàn yǒu — comrade-in-arms HSK 7
    • 战 war, battle, combat
    • 友 friend, companion
    Example

    老战友们每年都会聚会一次。

    lǎo zhàn yǒu men měi nián dōu huì jù huì yí cì

    Old comrades-in-arms gather once a year.

  • 8 战场 zhàn chǎng — battlefield HSK 7
    • 战 war, battle, combat
    • 场 field, ground, place
    Example

    士兵们在战场上英勇作战。

    shì bīng men zài zhàn chǎng shàng yīng yǒng zuò zhàn

    The soldiers fought bravely on the battlefield.

  • 9 战士 zhàn shì — soldier HSK 7
    • 战 war, battle, combat
    • 士 person, warrior, fighter
    Example

    他是一名勇敢的战士。

    tā shì yī míng yǒng gǎn de zhàn shì

    He is a brave soldier.

  • 10 战役 zhàn yì — campaign HSK 7
    • 战 war, battle; provides the military combat aspect
    • 役 campaign, operation; indicates an organized military operation
    Example

    淮海战役是解放战争中的重要转折点。

    Huái hǎi zhàn yì shì jiě fàng zhàn zhēng zhōng de zhòng yào zhuǎn zhé diǎn

    The Huaihai Campaign was an important turning point in the Liberation War.

  • 11 战术 zhàn shù — tactics HSK 7
    • 战 battle, combat
    • 术 method, technique
    Example

    教练制定了新的战术来赢得比赛。

    jiào liàn zhì dìng le xīn de zhàn shù lái yíng dé bǐ sài

    The coach developed new tactics to win the game.

  • 12 战略 zhàn lüè — strategy HSK 7
    • 战 war, battle, combat (relating to military or competitive contexts)
    • 略 plan, scheme, tactics (relating to planning and strategic thinking)
    Example

    公司制定了新的发展战略。

    gōng sī zhì dìng le xīn de fā zhǎn zhàn lüè

    The company formulated a new development strategy.

争 zhēng — contend, struggle (conflict aspect)

Words with this character (17)
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Structure & writing
1 战 zhàn — war; battle; combat

战 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 占 zhàn — to occupy; to seize
Xpinyin
占 is a component in 10 characters
HSK 1
店 diàn shop; store 点 diǎn a small drop of liquid; droplet
HSK 2
站 zhàn to stand upright with feet on the ground
HSK 5
战 zhàn war; battle; combat 贴 tiē to paste, to stick (a thin flat object onto something)
HSK 6
粘 zhān to stick together or adhere to something 钻 zuān to drill or bore a hole by rotating a pointed object
HSK 7
帖 tiě invitation card 沾 zhān to soak; to moisten 黏 nián sticky; adhesive (like paste or glue)
1.2 戈 gē — ancient hooked weapon with a metal head and bamboo or wooden handle
戈 is a component in 12 characters
HSK 1
找 zhǎo to look for; to seek out
HSK 3
戏 xì to play; to frolic 或 huò perhaps; maybe
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 戴 dài to wear or put on (something on the head or body)
HSK 5
战 zhàn war; battle; combat 裁 cái to arrange and select (mostly used in literary arts)
HSK 6
戒 jiè to guard against; to be vigilant 截 jié to cut off; to sever (something long and slender)
HSK 7
伐 fá to chop (a tree); to fell 戳 chuō stamp; seal (–子, –儿) 栽 zāi to plant; to grow (plants)

Stroke order

2 争 zhēng — to strive for; to compete for
争 is a component in 5 characters
HSK 3
净 jìng clean; neat 静 jìng still, motionless (opposite of 动)
HSK 5
挣 zhèng struggle to free oneself from restraint
HSK 6
睁 zhēng to open one's eyes
HSK 7
筝 zhēng guzheng (Chinese zither), a plucked string instrument

争 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order