开战

開戰

kāizhàn

verb #6,305

Meanings

1 to start a war
2 to open fire
3 to go to war

Characters

to open; to start

Examples

两国正式开战了。

Liǎng guó zhèngshì kāizhàn le.

The two countries officially went to war.

没有人想开战。

Méiyǒu rén xiǎng kāizhàn.

Nobody wants to start a war.

Tips

memory

开 (open/start) + 战 (war/battle) = to start a war. Like 'opening' hostilities.

Stroke Order

开 kāi

战 zhàn