转战

轉戰

zhuǎnzhàn

verb #35,334

Meanings

1 to fight in one place after another
2 to move from battle to battle
3 (figurative) to switch from one field/venue to another

Characters

to turn, to shift

Examples

红军转战南北，行程数万里。

Hóngjūn zhuǎnzhàn nán běi, xíngchéng shù wàn lǐ.

The Red Army fought from one place to another across north and south, covering tens of thousands of li.

毕业后，他从北京转战上海发展事业。

Bìyè hòu, tā cóng Běijīng zhuǎnzhàn Shànghǎi fāzhǎn shìyè.

After graduating, he moved from Beijing to Shanghai to build his career.

Tips

usage

Originally military ('fight in successive places'), now widely figurative for shifting one's main arena: 转战互联网行业 'pivot into the internet industry', 转战短视频 'switch focus to short video'. The implication is mobility and relentlessness, not just a job change.

Stroke Order

转 zhuǎn

战 zhàn