战
争

War in Chinese: 战争 (zhàn zhēng)

zhàn zhēng

war

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 戰爭2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1war
  2. 2conflict

Stroke order

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战
争

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄢˋ

zhàn

ㄓ/ zhㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄓㄥ

zhēng

ㄓ/ zhㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

战争

Simplified

戰爭

Traditional

Example sentences

See 战争 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他死于战争。

    tā sǐ yú zhàn zhēng。

    He was killed in the war.

  • 我们反对战争。

    wǒ men fǎn duì zhàn zhēng。

    We are against war.

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Related words

争

zhēng

to strive for

竞争

jìng zhēng

to compete

挑战

tiǎo zhàn

to challenge

争论

zhēng lùn

to argue

争取

zhēng qǔ

to fight for

战斗

zhàn dòu

to fight

战胜

zhàn shèng

to prevail over

战士

zhàn shì

fighter

争议

zhēng yì

controversy

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

战场

zhàn chǎng

battlefield

战略

zhàn lüè

strategy

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