解放战争

解放戰爭

jiěfàng zhànzhēng

noun #46,797

Meanings

1 War of Liberation
2 Chinese Civil War (1945-1949)

Characters

to release; untie

to let go; free

to contend; fight

Examples

HSK 5

解放战争持续了大约四年。

Jiěfàng zhànzhēng chíxù le dàyuē sì nián.

The War of Liberation lasted about four years.

HSK 5

他的爷爷参加过解放战争。

Tā de yéye cānjiā guò jiěfàng zhànzhēng.

His grandfather fought in the War of Liberation.

HSK 6

这部电视剧讲的是解放战争时期的故事。

Zhè bù diànshìjù jiǎng de shì jiěfàng zhànzhēng shíqī de gùshi.

This TV drama is set during the War of Liberation period.

Tips

history

Fought 1945-1949 between the Chinese Communist Party under Mao Zedong and the Nationalist Kuomintang under Chiang Kai-shek, following the end of World War II. Ended with CCP victory, founding of the PRC on October 1, 1949, and KMT retreat to Taiwan.

usage

This is the standard Mainland term. In Taiwan and among historians it is usually called 国共内战 ('KMT-CCP Civil War') or simply the Chinese Civil War.

Stroke Order

解 jiě

放 fàng

战 zhàn

争 zhēng