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

• 趋战者劳(趨戰者勞) to hasten to battle and arrive exhausted
• 空战(空戰) air war; air warfare
• 战斗营(戰鬥營) boot camp
• 白色战剂(白色戰劑) Agent White
• 战斗群(戰鬥群) battle group; naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier
• 持久战(持久戰) prolonged war; war of attrition
• 转战千里(轉戰千里) fighting everywhere over a thousand miles; constant fighting across the country
• 挑灯夜战(挑燈夜戰) to raise a lantern and fight at night; to work into the night; to burn the midnight oil
• 烽烟四起，战火纷飞(烽煙四起，戰火紛飛) fire beacons in all four directions; the confusion of war
• 奋战(奮戰) to fight bravely
• 舌战(舌戰) verbal sparring; duel of words
• 闪电战(閃電戰) blitzkrieg; blitz
• 战术核武器(戰術核武器) tactical nuclear weapons
• 有征无战(有征無戰) to win without a fight
• 夜战(夜戰) to fight by night
• 战绩(戰績) military successes; (fig.) success; accomplishment
• 战略性(戰略性) strategic
• 战书(戰書) written war challenge
• 战略轰炸机(戰略轟炸機) strategic bomber
• 战栗(戰慄) to tremble [in fear]; to shudder
• 好战(好戰) warlike
• 争夺战(爭奪戰) struggle
• 百战不殆(百戰不殆) to come unscathed through a hundred battles
• 战死(戰死) to die in war ; died during battle
• 战胜敌人(戰勝敵人) defeat the enemy
• 战战兢兢(戰戰兢兢) trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation
• 国际战争罪法庭(國際戰爭罪法庭) International war crimes tribunal
• 迎接挑战(迎接挑戰) to meet a challenge
• 战策(戰策) military tactics
• 接战(接戰) to engage in battle
• 内战(內戰) civil war
• 地缘战略(地緣戰略) geostrategic
• 昼战(晝戰) to fight by day
• 野战军(野戰軍) field army

Also contained in

第一次世界大战 、 平津战役 、 瓜达卡纳尔战役 、 长平之战 、 皖系战败 、 中日战争 、 德国农民战争 、 护法战争 、 春秋战国时代 、 解放战争 、 牧野之战 、 战国策 、 马拉松战役 、 越南战争 、 红白玫瑰战争 、 马邑之战 、 不列颠战役

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• 卷六　　　　　　本紀第六　肅宗　代宗 Volume 6 Annals 6: Suzong, Daizong New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 65
• 孫子兵法 The Art of War by Sunzi Art of War 孫子兵法 — count: 61
• 卷七　　　　　　本紀第七　德宗　順宗　憲宗 Volume 7 Annals 7: Dezong, Shunzong, Xianzong New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 57
• 卷三百六十六 列傳第一百二十五 劉錡 吳玠 吳璘 Volume 366 Biographies 125: Liu Qi, Wu Jie, Wu Lin History of Song 宋史 — count: 46
• 卷五　　　　　　本紀第五　睿宗　玄宗 Volume 5 Annals 5: Ruizong, Xuanzong New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 40
• 卷一 魏書一 武帝紀 Volume 1: Book of Wei 1 - Annals of Emperor Wu Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 36
• 卷一百三十五　列傳第二十二: 鐵哥朮 塔出 塔里赤 塔海帖木兒 口兒吉 忽都 孛兒速 月舉連赤海牙 阿答赤 明安 忽林失 失剌拔都兒 徹里 曷剌 乞台 脫因納 和尚 Volume 135 Biographies 22: Liechuandiershier: Tiegepai, Tachu, Talichi, Tahaitiemuer, Kou'erji, Hudou, Bei'ersu, Yuejulianchihaiya, Adachi, Ming An, Hulinshi, Shilabadouer, Cheli, Hela, Qitai, Tuoyinna, Heshang History of Yuan 元史 — count: 35
• 卷三百六十八 列傳第一百二十七 王德 王彥 魏勝 張憲 楊再興 牛皋 胡閎休 Volume 368 Biographies 127: Wang De, Wang Yan, Wei Sheng, Zhang Xian, Yang Zaixing, Niu Gao, Hu Hongxiu History of Song 宋史 — count: 34
• 卷一百六十五　列傳第五十二: 張禧 賈文備 解誠 管如德 趙匣剌 周全 孔元 朱國寶 張立 齊秉節 張萬家奴 郭昂 綦公直 楊賽因不花 鮮卑仲吉 完顏石柱 Volume 165 Biographies 52: Zhang Xi, Jia Wenbei, Jie Cheng, Guan Rude, Zhao Xiala, Zhou Quan, Kong Yuan, Zhu Guobao, Zhang Li, Qi Bingjie, Zhangwan Jianu, Guo Ang, Qi Gongzhi, Yangsaiyinbuhua, Xianbei Zhongji, Wanyan Shizhu History of Yuan 元史 — count: 34
• 卷一百八十八　　列傳第一百十三 楊時朱孫 Volume 188 Biographies 113: Yang, Shi, Zhu and grandsons New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 34

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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 来战 (來戰) 鄭伯來戰于郎 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 6
• 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