决战

決戰

juézhàn

noun #12,458

Measure Word

一场决战 chǎng

Meanings

1 decisive battle; final showdown
2 to fight a decisive battle

Characters

to decide; decisive

war; battle; to fight

Examples

明天就是决战的日子。

Míngtiān jiùshì juézhàn de rìzi.

Tomorrow is the day of the decisive battle.

两支队伍将在决赛中展开决战。

Liǎng zhī duìwu jiāng zài juésài zhōng zhǎnkāi juézhàn.

The two teams will have a showdown in the finals.

Tips

usage

决战 can be used both literally for military battles and figuratively for any final confrontation — sports finals, business competition, exams, etc.

Stroke Order

决 jué

战 zhàn