战 (戰) zhàn

1. zhàn noun war; fighting; battle
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Military
   Notes: (CCD 1 '战' 1, p. 2412; Guoyu '戰' n 1; Unihan '戰'; XHZD '戰' 1, p. 953)
2. zhàn verb to fight
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Military
   Notes: 战 is synonymous with 争斗 in this sense. Etymology: 戰：鬬也。(Shuo Wen; CCD 1 '战' 2, p. 2412; FE '戰' 2, p. 473; Guoyu '戰' v 2; Mathews 1931 '戰', p. 15)
3. zhàn verb to shiver; to shudder; to tremble
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 战 is synonymous with 发抖 in this sense (CCD 2 '战', p. 2412; FE '戰' 1, p. 473; Guoyu '戰' v 3; Mathews 1931 '戰', p. 16; XHZD '战' 2, p. 954)
4. zhàn proper noun Zhan
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (CCD 1 '战' 3, p. 2412; FE '戰' 4, p. 473; Guoyu '戰' n 2)
5. zhàn verb to debate; to dispute
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 反驳 (Guoyu '戰' v 2)

Contained in

• 交战国(交戰國) a a hostile nation
• 交战(交戰) to engage in battle; to fight
• 战例(戰例) examples of war
• 消耗战(消耗戰) war of attrition
• 战地(戰地) battlefield
• 化学战剂(化學戰劑) chemical warfare agent
• 争战(爭戰) to fight; to battle
• 知己知彼，百战不殆(知己知彼，百戰不殆) know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated
• 战争(戰爭) war; conflict
• 指战员(指戰員) PLA commanders and fighters
• 闪电战(閃電戰) blitzkrieg; blitz
• 作战(作戰) to combat; to battle; to wage war
• 农战(農戰) strive to increase agriculture production
• 侵略战争(侵略戰爭) war of aggression
• 狂战士(狂戰士) berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)
• 转战(轉戰) to fight in one place after another
• 饱餐战饭(飽餐戰飯) to fill one's belly before the battle
• 战斗者(戰鬥者) fighter
• 骁勇善战(驍勇善戰) to be brave and good at fighting
• 宣战(宣戰) to declare war
• 攻无不克，战无不胜(攻無不克，戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle and win every fight; all-conquering; ever victorious
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 战祸(戰禍) disaster of war
• 将不可以愠致战(將不可以慍致戰) a general should fight a battle out of anger
• 布防迎战(布防迎戰) to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
• 统战部(統戰部) United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee (UFWD)
• 战旗(戰旗) a war flag; an army banner
• 柏举之战(柏舉之戰) Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu scored a crushing victory over Chu
• 核子战争(核子戰爭) nuclear warfare
• 激战(激戰) to provoke war; to fight a fierce battle
• 战犯(戰犯) war criminal
• 战胜敌人(戰勝敵人) defeat the enemy
• 骄战(驕戰) an intense battle
• 战书(戰書) written war challenge
• 武警战士(武警戰士) armed fighters; armed police; militia
• 冷战(冷戰) Cold War
• 伊斯兰圣战组织(伊斯蘭聖戰組織) Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
• 陆战(陸戰) a land battle

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美国独立战争 、 普法战争 、 直皖战争 、 长城战役 、 温泉关之战 、 蒋桂战争 、 崖门战役 、 诸神之战 、 百团大战 、 襄阳之战 、 克里木战争 、 崖山海战 、 越战

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Collocations

• 人战 (人戰) 與鄭人戰于狐壤 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 29
• 师战 (師戰) 及齊師戰于奚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 25
• 言战 (言戰) 不言戰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 22
• 欲战 (欲戰) 蒲城人欲戰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 13
• 战不胜 (戰不勝) 壹戰不勝請再 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 11
• 偏战 (偏戰) 此偏戰也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 8
• 请战 (請戰) 遂使請戰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 8
• 吴战 (吳戰) 楚人及吳戰于長岸 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 7
• 疑战 (疑戰) 疑戰也 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 6
• 一战 (一戰) 可以一戰 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 6