血战

血戰

xuèzhàn

noun #24,108

Measure Word

一场血战 chǎng

Meanings

1 bloody battle
2 fierce fight to the death

Characters

battle; war; to fight

Examples

那场血战持续了三天三夜。

Nà chǎng xuèzhàn chíxù le sān tiān sān yè.

That bloody battle lasted three days and three nights.

士兵们誓死展开血战。

Shìbīng men shìsǐ zhǎnkāi xuèzhàn.

The soldiers vowed to fight to the death.

Tips

memory

血 (blood) + 战 (battle), literally a battle stained in blood, so a fight of extreme intensity and sacrifice.

Stroke Order

血 xuè

战 zhàn