巷战

巷戰
xiàngzhàn
noun #49,357

Measure Word

巷战 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 street fighting
  2. 2 urban combat
  3. 3 house-to-house battle

Examples

Díjūn bèipò yǔ wǒjūn zhǎnkāi jīliè de xiàngzhàn.
The enemy was forced into fierce street fighting with our forces.
Sīdàlíngélè xiàngzhàn shì èrzhàn zhōng zuì cǎnliè de zhàndòu zhīyī.
The Battle of Stalingrad was one of WWII's most brutal urban battles.

Tips

memory
(xiàng) means 'alley / lane' and (zhàn) is 'battle' - fighting waged street by street, alley by alley. Note that has a second reading hàng (used only in 巷道, 'mine tunnel'); the military term is always xiàng.

Stroke Order

xiàng
zhàn