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

战火摧毁了整座城市。

Zhànhuǒ cuīhuǐ le zhěng zuò chéngshì.

The flames of war destroyed the entire city.

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.

Tips

usage

A literary/journalistic word. The idiom 战火纷飞 (zhànhuǒ fēnfēi) 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