打仗

dǎzhàng

verb HSK 7-9 #4,559

Meanings

1 to fight a war; to go to battle
2 to have a fight

Characters

to hit; to fight

Literally 'to fight a battle.'

Examples

HSK 1

两个国家打仗了。

Liǎng ge guójiā dǎzhàng le.

The two countries went to war.

HSK 6

他爷爷年轻时打过仗。

Tā yéye niánqīng shí dǎ guo zhàng.

His grandfather fought in a war when he was young.

Tips

usage

打仗 is the everyday colloquial word for warfare. More formal alternatives include 作战 (to conduct operations) and 交战 (to engage in battle). Casually, 打仗 can also describe any intense struggle: 跟考试打仗 (battling with exams).

Stroke Order

打 dǎ

仗 zhàng