核战

核戰
hézhàn
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 nuclear war
  2. 2 nuclear warfare

Examples

Hézhàn huì dàilái huǐmièxìng de hòuguǒ.
Nuclear war would bring catastrophic consequences.
Lěngzhàn shíqī rénmen yīzhí dānxīn bàofā hézhàn.
During the Cold War, people constantly feared a nuclear war breaking out.

Tips

usage
Short form of 核战争 hézhànzhēng. 核战 is preferred in news headlines and casual speech; 核战争 in formal writing. Compare 冷战 lěngzhàn (cold war) and 世界大战 shìjiè dàzhàn (world war).

Stroke Order

zhàn