宣战

宣戰

xuānzhàn

verb #12,192

Meanings

1 to declare war

Characters

to declare; to announce

Examples

那个国家向邻国宣战了。

Nàge guójiā xiàng línguó xuānzhàn le.

That country declared war on its neighbor.

我们要向贫困宣战。

Wǒmen yào xiàng pínkùn xuānzhàn.

We must declare war on poverty.

Tips

usage

宣战 can be used figuratively to mean 'to take a firm stand against' something, such as 向疾病宣战 (declare war on disease).

Stroke Order

宣 xuān

战 zhàn