战争 zhànzhēng war
war; conflict
How to remember 战争: 战 war + 争 contend = war.
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How it is used
- War / armed conflict: 世界大战 (shìjiè dàzhàn) world war, 爆发战争 (war breaks out); measure word 场/次.
- The large-scale phenomenon of war between states/forces.
- Distinguish from 战斗 (zhàndòu, a battle/fight) and 战役 (zhànyì, a campaign); 战争 is the whole war.
Example sentences
- 我们反对战争。 Wǒmen fǎnduì zhànzhēng.We're against war.
- 战争还没结束。 Zhànzhēng hái méi jiéshù.The war has not ended.
- 他们赢了这次战斗，但输了这场战争 Tāmen yíngle zhè cì zhàndòu, dàn shūle zhè chǎng zhànzhēngThey won the battle but lost the war .