巷战

巷戰
xiàngzhàn
noun #49,357

Measure Word

巷战 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 street fighting
  2. 2 urban combat
  3. 3 house-to-house battle

Examples

HSK 7-9
Díjūn bèipò yǔ wǒjūn zhǎnkāi jīliè de xiàngzhàn.
The enemy was forced into fierce street fighting with our forces.
HSK 7-9
Sīdàlíngélè xiàngzhàn shì èrzhàn zhōng zuì cǎnliè de zhàndòu zhīyī.
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of WWII's most brutal urban battles.

Tips

memory
(xiàng) means 'alley / lane' and (zhàn) is 'battle' - fighting waged street by street, alley by alley. Note that has a second reading hàng (used only in 巷道, 'mine tunnel'); the military term is always xiàng.

Stroke Order

xiàng
zhàn