战
斗

To fight in Chinese: 战斗 (zhàn dòu)

zhàn dòu

to fight

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 戰鬥1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to fight
  2. 2to engage in combat
  3. 3struggle
  4. 4battle

Stroke order

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战
斗

Zhuyin

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ㄓㄢˋ

zhàn

ㄓ/ zhㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄡˋ

dòu

ㄉ/ dㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

战斗

Simplified

戰鬥

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 战士们勇敢地和敌人战斗。

    zhàn shì men yǒng gǎn dì hé dí rén zhàn dòu。

    The soldiers bravely fought the enemy.

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Related words

斗

dòu

to fight

奋斗

fèn dòu

to strive

挑战

tiǎo zhàn

to challenge

战争

zhàn zhēng

war

战胜

zhàn shèng

to prevail over

战士

zhàn shì

fighter

斗争

dòu zhēng

a struggle

战场

zhàn chǎng

battlefield

战略

zhàn lüè

strategy

战术

zhàn shù

tactics

战友

zhàn yǒu

comrade-in-arms

作战

zuò zhàn

combat

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