恶战

惡戰

èzhàn

noun #31,156

Measure Word

一场恶战 chǎng

Meanings

1 fierce battle
2 hard fighting
3 bloody fight

Characters

Examples

两军在长江边展开了一场恶战。

Liǎng jūn zài Cháng Jiāng biān zhǎnkāi le yī chǎng èzhàn.

The two armies fought a bloody battle by the Yangtze.

决赛是一场恶战。

Juésài shì yī chǎng èzhàn.

The final was a brutal contest.

Tips

usage

Used both literally (war) and figuratively (sports, business, debate) for any grueling, hard-fought contest. The measure word 场 (chǎng) is standard.

Stroke Order

恶 è

战 zhàn