打仗

dǎ zhàng

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Common

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Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 和平 hé píng 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: Heping District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[shěn yáng shì], Liaoning

Related words

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• 战争 zhàn zhēng 战争 zhàn zhēng war refers to war as a large-scale conflict, a related noun: war

Synonyms

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• 战斗 zhàn dòu 战斗 zhàn dòu to fight to engage in combat, often in a military context: to fight

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 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 仗 仗 zhàng: weaponry