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战争

戰爭
zhànzhēng
noun HSK 4 #979

Measure Word

一场战争 chǎng

Meanings

  1. 1 war
  2. 2 conflict

Characters

战
zhàn
war; battle; to fight
争
zhēng
to contend; to struggle
Both characters involve conflict — 战 is armed combat while 争 is contention. Together: full-scale war.

Examples

战争给人民带来了巨大的痛苦。
Zhànzhēng gěi rénmín dàilái le jùdà de tòngkǔ.
War brought enormous suffering to the people.
没有人希望发生战争。
Méi yǒu rén xīwàng fāshēng zhànzhēng.
Nobody wants war to happen.
第二次世界大战是人类历史上最大的战争。
Dì èr cì shìjiè dà zhàn shì rénlèi lìshǐ shàng zuì dà de zhànzhēng.
World War II was the largest war in human history.

Tips

usage
反战 (fǎnzhàn) means "anti-war." 战争与和平 (zhànzhēng yǔ hépíng) is "War and Peace."

In Pop Culture

星球大战 Xīngqiú Dàzhàn
Star Wars
Chinese title for Star Wars — literally 'star ball big war'

Stroke Order

战 zhàn
争 zhēng