战火

戰火

zhànhuǒ

noun #14,497

Meanings

1 flames of war
2 ravages of war
3 gunfire

Characters

war; battle; to fight

Examples

HSK 6

他们在战火中失去了家园。

Tāmen zài zhànhuǒ zhōng shīqù le jiāyuán.

They lost their homes in the ravages of war.

HSK 7-9

战火摧毁了整座城市。

Zhànhuǒ cuīhuǐ le zhěng zuò chéngshì.

The flames of war destroyed the entire city.

Tips

usage

A literary/journalistic word. The idiom 战火纷飞 means 'flames of war flying everywhere' - describing a region engulfed in warfare. Common collocations: 战火蔓延 (war spreading), 战火重燃 (war reigniting).

Stroke Order

战 zhàn

火 huǒ