战地 (zhàndì): battlefield

Meanings

1 battlefield
2 war zone
3 combat zone

Characters

战

zhàn

war; battle; to fight

地

dì

land; place; ground

Examples

战地记者冒着生命危险进行报道。

Zhàndì jìzhě mào zhe shēngmìng wēixiǎn jìnxíng bàodào.

War correspondents risk their lives to report.

他在战地医院工作了三年。

Tā zài zhàndì yīyuàn gōngzuò le sān nián.

He worked in a field hospital for three years.

Tips

usage

Often used as a modifier: 战地记者 (war correspondent), 战地医院 (field hospital), 战地摄影 (war photography). Compare 战场 (zhànchǎng), which refers more specifically to the actual battle site, while 战地 covers the broader war zone area.