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

• 拇战(拇戰) finger-guessing game
• 伊斯兰圣战组织(伊斯蘭聖戰組織) Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
• 转战千里(轉戰千里) fighting everywhere over a thousand miles; constant fighting across the country
• 化学战剂检毒箱(化學戰劑檢毒箱) chemical detection kit
• 战无不胜(戰無不勝) to triumph in every battle; to be invincible
• 打冷战(打冷戰) to shiver; to shudder
• 交战(交戰) to engage in battle; to fight
• 柏举之战(柏舉之戰) Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu scored a crushing victory over Chu
• 孤军奋战(孤軍奮戰) lone army putting up a brave fight
• 战船(戰船) warship
• 血战(血戰) bloody battle
• 督战(督戰) to observe a battle
• 战策(戰策) military tactics
• 终战(終戰) end of the war
• 涿鹿之战(涿鹿之戰) the Battle of Zhuolu
• 甲级战犯(甲級戰犯) a grade A war criminal
• 战果(戰果) to fruits of war
• 战斧(戰斧) a battle axe
• 战壕(戰壕) trench; entrenchment
• 战斗者(戰鬥者) fighter
• 沉着应战(沉著應戰) to remain calm in the face of adversity
• 武警战士(武警戰士) armed fighters; armed police; militia
• 人海战术(人海戰術) human wave attack
• 战斗群(戰鬥群) battle group; naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier
• 迎战(迎戰) to meet the enemy head-on
• 巴西战舞(巴西戰舞) capoeira
• 搦战(搦戰) to challenge to battle
• 战酣(戰酣) at the height of the battle
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 死战(死戰) to fight to the death ; deciding battle
• 白刃战(白刃戰) hand-to-hand fighting
• 战舰(戰艦) battleship; warship
• 无名战死(無名戰死) the unknown soldier (symbolizing war dead)
• 心理战(心理戰) psychological warfare; psychological operations; psyop

Also contained in

丙子战争 、 长阪坡之战 、 百团大战 、 蒋桂战争 、 长城战役 、 战争与和平 、 日俄战争 、 中越战争 、 楚汉战争 、 崖门战役 、 战国时代 、 战国 、 萨尔浒之战 、 第二次世界大战 、 朝战 、 红白玫瑰战争 、 英法百年战争

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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
• 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
• 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