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Definitions

  1. 1. to fight
  2. 2. fight
  3. 3. war
  4. 4. battle

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始于1939年。
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Words Containing 战

战争与和平
zhàn zhēng yǔ hé píng

War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰

心理战
xīn lǐ zhàn

psychological warfare

内战
nèi zhàn

civil war

白色战剂
bái sè zhàn jì

Agent White

战祸
zhàn huò

disastrous conflict

运动战
yùn dòng zhàn

mobile warfare

肉搏战
ròu bó zhàn

hand-to-hand combat

酣战
hān zhàn

to fight lustily

选战
xuǎn zhàn

election campaign

人民战争
rén mín zhàn zhēng

people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

柏举之战
bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn

Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳|吴[wú] scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚[chǔ]

战车
zhàn chē

war chariot

核战
hé zhàn

nuclear warfare

孟良崮战役
mèng liáng gù zhàn yì

Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists

统一战线
tǒng yī zhàn xiàn

united front

混战
hùn zhàn

chaotic warfare

二次大战
èr cì dà zhàn

World War Two

挑战者
tiǎo zhàn zhě

challenger

停战日
tíng zhàn rì

Armistice Day

战场
zhàn chǎng

battlefield

反生物战
fǎn shēng wù zhàn

biological (warfare) defense

百战不殆
bǎi zhàn bù dài

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]); to win every fight

两伊战争
liǎng yī zhàn zhēng

Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

宙斯盾战斗系统
zhòu sī dùn zhàn dòu xì tǒng

Aegis Combat System (weapons system developed for the US Navy)

谍战
dié zhàn

(movie genre) espionage thriller (typically involving Chinese agents opposing the Japanese in the 1930s and 40s)

战士
zhàn shì

fighter

商战
shāng zhàn

trade war

淮海战役
huái hǎi zhàn yì

Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war

楚汉战争
chǔ hàn zhàn zhēng

Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ] of Chu

战利品
zhàn lì pǐn

spoils of war

机械战警
jī xiè zhàn jǐng

RoboCop (movie)

六日战争
liù rì zhàn zhēng

the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors

会战
huì zhàn

(military) to meet for a decisive battle

化学战
huà xué zhàn

chemical warfare

恋战
liàn zhàn

to zealously continue fighting

战略
zhàn llüè

strategy

打冷战
dǎ lěng zhan

to shiver

皖系战败
wǎn xì zhàn bài

Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support

蒋桂战争
jiǎng guì zhàn zhēng

confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction

孤军奋战
gū jūn fèn zhàn

lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)

重披战袍
chóng pī zhàn páo

(fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence

长平之战
cháng píng zhī zhàn

Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[qín jūn] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000

前哨战
qián shào zhàn

skirmish

遭遇战
zāo yù zhàn

(military) encounter

烽烟四起,战火纷飞
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war

恶战
è zhàn

hard fighting

反恐战争
fǎn kǒng zhàn zhēng

war on terrorism

转战
zhuǎn zhàn

to fight in one place after another

布匿战争
bù nì zhàn zhēng

the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage

战功
zhàn gōng

outstanding military service

战略伙伴
zhàn lüe4 huǒ bàn

strategic partner

生命不息,战斗不止
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ

while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last

战马
zhàn mǎ

warhorse

战略核力量
zhàn lüe4 hé lì liang

strategic nuclear force

战国末年
zhàn guó mò nián

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

日俄战争
rì é zhàn zhēng

the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan

圣战
shèng zhàn

Holy war

护国战争
hù guó zhàn zhēng

National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[yuán shì kǎi] as emperor

败战
bài zhàn

to lose a war

空战
kōng zhàn

air war

口角战
kǒu jiǎo zhàn

war of words

征战
zhēng zhàn

campaign; expedition

百团大战
bǎi tuán dà zhàn

Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists

星球大战
xīng qiú dà zhàn

Star Wars

国际战争罪法庭
guó jì zhàn zhēng zuì fǎ tíng

International war crimes tribunal

好战
hào zhàn

warlike

战死沙场
zhàn sǐ shā chǎng

to die in battle (idiom)

攻无不克,战无不胜
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering

争战
zhēng zhàn

fight

战地
zhàn dì

battlefield

中法战争
zhōng fǎ zhàn zhēng

Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)

德国战车
dé guó zhàn chē

Rammstein (German metal band)

助战
zhù zhàn

to support (in battle)

武警战士
wǔ jǐng zhàn shì

armed fighters

战备
zhàn bèi

war preparation

航空母舰战斗群
háng kōng mǔ jiàn zhàn dòu qún

carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG)

知己知彼,百战不殆
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ])

甲级战犯
jiǎ jí zhàn fàn

a grade A war criminal

化学战剂检毒箱
huà xué zhàn jì jiǎn dú xiāng

chemical detection kit

挑战
tiǎo zhàn

to challenge

战斗部
zhàn dòu bù

warhead

寒战
hán zhàn

shiver

战况
zhàn kuàng

battlefield situation

争夺战
zhēng duó zhàn

struggle

统战部
tǒng zhàn bù

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)

战略
zhàn lvè

strategy

战略家
zhàn lüe4 jiā

a strategist

第一次世界大战
dì yī cì shì jiè dà zhàn

World War One

接战
jiē zhàn

to engage in battle

战机
zhàn jī

opportunity in a battle

摇战
yáo zhàn

(literary) to shake with fear

野战军
yě zhàn jūn

field army

国共内战
guó gòng nèi zhàn

Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[jiě fàng zhàn zhēng]

作战失踪人员
zuò zhàn shī zōng rén yuán

missing in action (MIA) (military)

越南战争
yuè nán zhàn zhēng

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

保证破坏战略
bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüe4

assured destruction strategy

战斗群
zhàn dòu qún

battle group

辽沈战役
liáo shěn zhàn yì

Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

不列颠保卫战
bù liè diān bǎo wèi zhàn

see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[bù liè diān zhàn yì]

战略性
zhàn lüe4 xìng

strategic

美国独立战争
měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng

American War of Independence (1775-1783)

白刃战
bái rèn zhàn

hand-to-hand fighting

二次世界大战
èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn

World War Two

连战
lián zhàn

Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang

直皖战争
zhí wǎn zhàn zhēng

war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

独立战争
dú lì zhàn zhēng

war of independence

认知战
rèn zhī zhàn

cognitive warfare

临战
lín zhàn

just before the contest

平津战役
píng jīn zhàn yì

Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

拉锯战
lā jù zhàn

to-and-fro tussle

第二次世界大战
dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn

World War II

战舰
zhàn jiàn

battleship

战国七雄
zhàn guó qī xióng

Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐[qí], 楚[chǔ], 燕[yān], 韓|韩[hán], 趙|赵[zhào], 魏[wèi] and 秦[qín]

战斧
zhàn fǔ

battle-ax

白衣战士
bái yī zhàn shì

warrior in white

中越战争
zhōng yuè zhàn zhēng

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

战酣
zhàn hān

(literary) at the height of the battle

统一战线工作部
tǒng yī zhàn xiàn gōng zuò bù

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)

百战百胜
bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng

to emerge victorious in every battle

打野战
dǎ yě zhàn

see 打野炮[dǎ yě pào]

战国
zhàn guó

the Warring States period (475-221 BC)

战兢兢
zhàn jīng jīng

shaking with fear

迎接挑战
yíng jiē tiǎo zhàn

to meet a challenge

反战抗议
fǎn zhàn kàng yì

antiwar protest

交战
jiāo zhàn

to fight

枪战
qiāng zhàn

gun battle

解放战争
jiě fàng zhàn zhēng

War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石

化学战斗部
huà xué zhàn dòu bù

chemical warhead

南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

作战
zuò zhàn

combat

官渡之战
guān dù zhī zhàn

Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操[cáo cāo] domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[xǔ chāng] in north Henan)

战略要点
zhàn lüe4 yào diǎn

strategic point

战乱
zhàn luàn

chaos of war

生物战
shēng wù zhàn

germ warfare

血战
xuè zhàn

bloody battle

停战
tíng zhàn

to cease fire; to stop fighting

一战
yī zhàn

World War I (1914-1918)

海战
hǎi zhàn

naval battle

战壕
zhàn háo

trench

六二五战争
liù èr wǔ zhàn zhēng

the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

战袍
zhàn páo

(sports) team jersey

斯大林格勒会战
sī dà lín gé lè huì zhàn

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)

核战斗部
hé zhàn dòu bù

nuclear warhead

春秋战国时代
chūn qiū zhàn guó shí dài

the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods

战役
zhàn yì

military campaign

战犯
zhàn fàn

war criminal

战友
zhàn yǒu

comrade-in-arms

连战连胜
lián zhàn lián shèng

fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious

战力
zhàn lì

military strength

激战
jī zhàn

to fight fiercely

屡战屡败
lǚ zhàn lǚ bài

to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)

细菌战
xì jūn zhàn

biological warfare; germ warfare

克里木战争
kè lǐ mù zhàn zhēng

the Crimean War (1853-1856)

春秋战国
chūn qiū zhàn guó

the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods

丙子战争
bǐng zǐ zhàn zhēng

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

战败
zhàn bài

to lose a war

苦战
kǔ zhàn

bitter struggle

化学战剂
huà xué zhàn jì

chemical warfare agent

狂战士
kuáng zhàn shì

berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)

战术核武器
zhàn shù hé wǔ qì

tactical nuclear weapons

战胜
zhàn shèng

to prevail over

口水战
kǒu shuǐ zhàn

war of words

陆战棋
lù zhàn qí

see 軍棋|军棋[jūn qí]

身经百战
shēn jīng bǎi zhàn

lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)

背水一战
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn

lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die

参战
cān zhàn

to go to war

死战
sǐ zhàn

fight to the death

战列舰
zhàn liè jiàn

battleship

战时
zhàn shí

wartime

战略防御倡议
zhàn lüe4 fáng yù chàng yì

strategic defense initiative (SDI)

战团
zhàn tuán

fighting group

战抖
zhàn dǒu

to shudder

观战
guān zhàn

to watch from the sidelines

鸦片战争
yā piàn zhàn zhēng

the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

终战
zhōng zhàn

end of the war

战火纷飞
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

阵亡战士纪念日
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì

Memorial Day (American holiday)

战斗营
zhàn dòu yíng

boot camp

战线
zhàn xiàn

battle line

战船
zhàn chuán

warship

侵略战争
qīn lüe4 zhàn zhēng

war of aggression

屡败屡战
lǚ bài lǚ zhàn

to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)

力战
lì zhàn

to fight with all one's might

挑灯夜战
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn

to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night

主战派
zhǔ zhàn pài

the pro-war faction

护国战
hù guó zhàn

National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[yuán shì kǎi] as emperor

不宣而战
bù xuān ér zhàn

open hostilities without declaring war

战后
zhàn hòu

after the war

唇枪舌战
chún qiāng shé zhàn

war of words

决战
jué zhàn

decisive battle

战栗
zhàn lì

to tremble

战术
zhàn shù

tactics

战旗
zhàn qí

a war flag

战术导弹
zhàn shù dǎo dàn

tactical missile

战绩
zhàn jì

military successes; (fig.) successes in a competition

闪击战
shǎn jī zhàn

lightning war

战略核武器
zhàn lüe4 hé wǔ qì

strategic nuclear weapon

越战
yuè zhàn

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

大战
dà zhàn

war

战火
zhàn huǒ

the flames of war

沉着应战
chén zhuó yìng zhàn

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

战战栗栗
zhàn zhàn lì lì

to tremble with fear

丁卯战争
dīng mǎo zhàn zhēng

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

战事
zhàn shì

war

转战千里
zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country

搦战
nuò zhàn

to challenge to battle

战争
zhàn zhēng

war

论战
lùn zhàn

to debate

板门店停战村
bǎn mén diàn tíng zhàn cūn

Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea

战争罪
zhàn zhēng zuì

war crime

指战员
zhǐ zhàn yuán

PLA commanders and fighters

贸易战
mào yì zhàn

trade war

军阀混战
jūn fá hùn zhàn

incessant fighting between warlords

生物战剂
shēng wù zhàn jì

biological agent

朝鲜战争
cháo xiǎn zhàn zhēng

Korean War (1950-1953)

普法战争
pǔ fǎ zhàn zhēng

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

战俘
zhàn fú

prisoner of war

首战告捷
shǒu zhàn gào jié

to win the first battle

赤壁之战
chì bì zhī zhàn

Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区[huáng zhōu qū] of Huanggang city 黃岡|黄冈[huáng gāng], a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操[cáo cāo] at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu

人海战术
rén hǎi zhàn shù

(military) human wave attack

瓜达卡纳尔战役
guā dá kǎ nà ěr zhàn yì

battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific

战壕热
zhàn háo rè

trench fever

开战
kāi zhàn

to start a war

抗日战争
kàng rì zhàn zhēng

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

作战失踪
zuò zhàn shī zōng

see 作戰失蹤人員|作战失踪人员[zuò zhàn shī zōng rén yuán]

鏖战
áo zhàn

bitter fighting

海军陆战队
hǎi jūn lù zhàn duì

marine corps

搏战
bó zhàn

to fight

实战
shí zhàn

real combat

怛罗斯之战
dá luó sī zhī zhàn

Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河[tǎ lā sī hé], in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion

奋战
fèn zhàn

to fight bravely

战略轰炸机
zhàn lüe4 hōng zhà jī

strategic bomber

放射作战
fàng shè zuò zhàn

radiological operations

战无不胜,攻无不克
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering

战国策
zhàn guó cè

\Strategies of the Warring States\, chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[sū qín]

迎战
yíng zhàn

to meet the enemy head-on

战法
zhàn fǎ

military strategy

野战
yě zhàn

battlefield operation

炮战
pào zhàn

artillery bombardment; artillery battle

备战
bèi zhàn

prepared against war

抗战
kàng zhàn

war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)

世界大战
shì jiè dà zhàn

world war

护法战争
hù fǎ zhàn zhēng

National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor

浴血苦战
yù xuè kǔ zhàn

a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)

国内战争
guó nèi zhàn zhēng

civil war

甲午战争
jiǎ wǔ zhàn zhēng

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

战战兢兢
zhàn zhàn jīng jīng

trembling with fear

饱餐战饭
bǎo cān zhàn fàn

to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)

赎罪日战争
shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng

the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

冷战
lěng zhan

(coll.) shiver

布防迎战
bù fáng yíng zhàn

to prepare to meet the enemy head-on

中途岛战役
zhōng tú dǎo zhàn yì

Battle of Midway, June 1942

出战
chū zhàn

(military) to go off to war

战斗力
zhàn dòu lì

fighting strength

战书
zhàn shū

written war challenge

战国时代
zhàn guó shí dài

the Warring States period (475-221 BC)

战兢
zhàn jīng

to tremble

应战
yìng zhàn

to take up a challenge

心惊胆战
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear

不列颠战役
bù liè diān zhàn yì

Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)

萨尔浒之战
sà ěr hǔ zhī zhàn

Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[nǔ ěr hā chì] crushed four Ming armies

海湾战争
hǎi wān zhàn zhēng

(Persian) Gulf War

地缘战略
dì yuán zhàn lüe4

geostrategic

超限战
chāo xiàn zhàn

unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)

战斗舰
zhàn dòu jiàn

battleship

冷战
lěng zhàn

(fig.) strained relationship

有征无战
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn

to win without a fight (idiom)

战略
zhàn lüe4

strategy

太平洋战争
tài píng yáng zhàn zhēng

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

速战速决
sù zhàn sù jué

a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom)

反战
fǎn zhàn

anti-war

宣战
xuān zhàn

to declare war

韩战
hán zhàn

Korean War (1950-1953)

战斗机
zhàn dòu jī

fighter (aircraft)

二战
èr zhàn

World War II

战局
zhàn jú

war situation

战国末
zhàn guó mò

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

橙色战剂
chéng sè zhàn jì

Agent Orange (herbicide)

心战
xīn zhàn

psychological warfare

巴西战舞
bā xī zhàn wǔ

capoeira

战斗者
zhàn dòu zhě

fighter

不战不和
bù zhàn bù hé

neither war nor peace

战斗
zhàn dòu

to fight

笔战
bǐ zhàn

written polemics

战无不胜
zhàn wú bù shèng

(idiom) all-conquering; invincible

伊斯兰圣战组织
yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī

Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)

挑战者号
tiǎo zhàn zhě hào

Space Shuttle Challenger

休战
xiū zhàn

armistice

拇战
mǔ zhàn

finger-guessing game

斯大林格勒战役
sī dà lín gé lè zhàn yì

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

消耗战
xiāo hào zhàn

war of attrition

不惜一战
bù xī yī zhàn

to be ready to go to war

游击战
yóu jī zhàn

guerrilla warfare

知彼知己,百战不殆
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài

knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's \The Art of War\)

拖延战术
tuō yán zhàn shù

delaying tactics

持久战
chí jiǔ zhàn

prolonged war

玫瑰战争
méi guī zhàn zhēng

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)

闪电战
shǎn diàn zhàn

blitzkrieg

舌战
shé zhàn

verbal sparring

胆战心惊
dǎn zhàn xīn jīng

to tremble with fear (idiom)

八二三炮战
bā èr sān pào zhàn

bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

对战
duì zhàn

to do battle (with sb)

战无不胜,攻无不取
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ

to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering

战区
zhàn qū

war zone

骁勇善战
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn

to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

胆战
dǎn zhàn

to tremble with fear