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打仗

dǎ zhàng
HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. to fight a battle
  2. 2. to go to war

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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和平
hé píng

Heping District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[shěn yáng shì], Liaoning

peace, opposite of going to war

Related words

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战争
zhàn zhēng

war

refers to war as a large-scale conflict, a related noun

Synonyms

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战斗
zhàn dòu

to fight

to engage in combat, often in a military context

Usage notes

Collocations

Often used with 跟/和 (with) to indicate fighting against someone: 跟…打仗.

Formality

打仗 is informal/spoken; in formal writing, prefer 作战 or 交战.

Example Sentences

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他们正在跟敌人 打仗 。
They are fighting a battle with the enemy.

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Child Words of 打仗

打
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

仗
zhàng

weaponry