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战争

戰爭
zhànzhēng
noun HSK 4 #979

Measure Word

一场战争 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 war
  2. 2 conflict

Characters

战
zhàn
war; battle; to fight
争
zhēng
to contend; to struggle
Both characters involve conflict - 战 is armed combat while 争 is contention. Together: full-scale war.

Examples

HSK 3
没有人希望发生战争。
Méiyǒu rén xīwàng fāshēng zhànzhēng.
Nobody wants war to happen.
HSK 4
战争给人民带来了巨大的痛苦。
Zhànzhēng gěi rénmín dàilái le jùdà de tòngkǔ.
War brought enormous suffering to the people.
HSK 5
第二次世界大战是人类历史上最大的战争。
Dì'èr cì shìjiè dàzhàn shì rénlèi lìshǐ shàng zuì dà de zhànzhēng.
World War II was the largest war in human history.

Tips

usage
反战 means "anti-war." 战争与和平 is "War and Peace."

In Pop Culture

星球大战 Xīngqiú Dàzhàn
Star Wars
Chinese title for Star Wars - literally 'star ball big war'.

Stroke Order

战 zhàn
争 zhēng