(zhàn zhēng) - war, warfare in Mandarin
zhànzhēngTraditional: 戰爭
Translation
war, warfare
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Word origin
战争 (zhànzhēng) 'war' combines 战 (zhàn, 'war, battle') and 争 (zhēng, 'to contend, struggle'). 战 (traditional 戰) has 戈 (gē, 'weapon') with 占 phonetic; 争 is an ideograph showing two hands pulling at an object, hence 'to contend'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 战 (戈 weapon + 占 phonetic) + 争 (two hands contending)
Stroke order
战
争
Examples
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War has brought people a lot of suffering.
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We must strive for world peace and oppose war.
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This war lasted five years.
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That war lasted ten years.
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No one wants to experience war.
战争 (zhàn zhēng) means war or warfare. 战 means battle or fight and 争 means to contend or strive. Together they form the standard word for armed conflict between states or large groups. The measure word is 场 (chǎng): 一场战争 (a war). Common collocations: 发动战争 (to start a war), 反对战争 (oppose war), 和平与战争 (peace and war). Related: 战斗 (zhàn dòu, battle/combat), 内战 (nèi zhàn, civil war), 世界大战 (world war).
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