持久战

持久戰

chíjiǔzhàn

noun #29,887

Meanings

1 war of attrition
2 prolonged war
3 protracted warfare

Characters

to hold; to maintain; to persist

long (time); for a long time

war; battle; to fight

Examples

毛泽东在《论持久战》中阐述了抗日战争的战略。

Máo Zédōng zài 「Lùn chíjiǔzhàn」 zhōng chǎnshù le kàngrì zhànzhēng de zhànlüè.

Mao Zedong outlined the strategy of the War of Resistance against Japan in 「On Protracted War」.

这场谈判已经变成了一场持久战。

Zhè chǎng tánpàn yǐjīng biànchéng le yī chǎng chíjiǔzhàn.

These negotiations have already turned into a war of attrition.

Tips

history

持久战 is most famous from Mao Zedong's 1938 essay 「论持久战」 (On Protracted War), in which he argued that China's strategy against Japan should be a prolonged war of attrition rather than seeking a decisive early battle.

Stroke Order

持 chí

久 jiǔ

战 zhàn