核战

核戰

hézhàn

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

核战会带来毁灭性的后果。

Hézhàn huì dàilái huǐmièxìng de hòuguǒ.

Nuclear war would bring catastrophic consequences.

HSK 7-9

冷战时期人们一直担心爆发核战。

Lěngzhàn shíqī rénmen yìzhí dānxīn bàofā hézhàn.

During the Cold War, people constantly feared a nuclear war breaking out.

usage

Short form of 核战争. 核战 is preferred in news headlines and casual speech; 核战争 in formal writing. Compare 冷战 (cold war) and 世界大战 (world war).

核 hé

战 zhàn