血战

血戰

xuèzhàn

noun #24,108

Measure Word

一场血战 chǎng

Meanings

1 bloody battle
2 fierce fight to the death

Characters

battle; war; to fight

Examples

HSK 5

那场血战持续了三天三夜。

Nà chǎng xuèzhàn chíxù le sān tiān sān yè.

That bloody battle lasted three days and three nights.

HSK 7-9

士兵们誓死展开血战。

Shìbīng men shìsǐ zhǎnkāi xuèzhàn.

The soldiers vowed to fight to the death.

Tips

memory

血 (blood) + 战 (battle), literally a battle stained in blood, so a fight of extreme intensity and sacrifice.

Stroke Order

血 xuè

战 zhàn