zhàn
to fight
fight
war
battle
zhàn zhēng
war
conflict
CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
fèn zhàn
to fight bravely
(fig.) to struggle
to work hard
zhàn xiàn
battle line
battlefront
front
tǒng zhàn
united front (abbr. for 統一戰線|统一战线)
consolidation
zhuǎn zhàn
to fight in one place after another
zhàn shèng
to prevail over
to defeat
to surmount
kāi zhàn
to start a war
to make war
to battle against
huì zhàn
decisive battle
(fig.) campaign
cān zhàn
to go to war
to engage in war
è zhàn
hard fighting
fierce battle
lùn zhàn
to debate
to contend
polemics
kǔ zhàn
bitter struggle
hard battle
arduous effort
yìng zhàn
to take up a challenge
to face an attack and meet it
bèi zhàn
prepared against war
to prepare for war
warmongering
áo zhàn
bitter fighting
a violent battle
zhàn gōng
outstanding military service
zhàn dòu
to fight
to battle
CL:場|场[chang2],次[ci4]
jī zhàn
to fight fiercely
fierce battle
lěng zhàn
cold war
(coll.) shiver
shudder
zhàn kuàng
battlefield situation
battle progress
zhàn zhàn jīng jīng
trembling with fear
with fear and trepidation
hùn zhàn
civil war
muddled warfare
rough and tumble
battle royal
free fight
zhàn huǒ
conflagration
the fire of war
yíng zhàn
to meet the enemy head-on
shí zhàn
real combat
actual combat
zhàn shì
fighter
soldier
warrior
CL:個|个[ge4]
yě zhàn
battlefield operation
paintball
kàng zhàn
war of resistance, especially the war against Japan (1937-1945)
zhàn qū
war zone
(military) theater of operations
zhàn guó
the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
zhàn yǒu
comrade-in-arms
battle companion
zhàn jī
opportunity in a battle
fighter aircraft
war secret
tǒng zhàn bù
United front work department of CPC central committee, UFWD
abbr. for 統一戰線工作部|统一战线工作部
shé zhàn
verbal sparring
duel of words
zhàn lüè huǒ bàn
variant of 戰略伙伴|战略伙伴[zhàn lüè hǔo bàn]
lā jù zhàn
to-and-fro tussle
closely-fought contest
chí jiǔ zhàn
prolonged war
war of attrition
Yā piàn zhàn zhēng
the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
zhàn lì
military strength
military power
military capability
bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng
to emerge victorious in every battle
to be ever-victorious
Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng
(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
zhàn dòu qún
battle group
naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier
zhàn guó shí dài
the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th centuries)
chūn qiū zhàn guó
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Lián Zhàn
Lien Chan (1936-), Taiwanese politician, former vice-president and chairman of Guomintang
jiě fàng zhàn zhēng
War of Liberation (1945-49), when the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
Bǎi tuán Dà zhàn
Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists
zhàn qí
a war flag
an army banner
kuáng zhàn shì
berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)
zhàn wú bù shèng
to triumph in every battle (idiom); invincible
to succeed in every undertaking
X5 zhàn jǐng
X-Men (comic book superhero team)
zhàn tuán
fighting group
by extension, a fight
a fray
wǔ jǐng zhàn shì
armed fighters
armed police
militia
Chì bì zhī zhàn
Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區|黄州区 of Huanggang city 黄冈, a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu
famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
Zhàn guó cè
"Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦|苏秦[Su1 Qin2]
Tài píng yáng Zhàn zhēng
Pacific war between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
xīn lǐ zhàn
psychological warfare
psychological operations
psyop
bèi shuǐ yī zhàn
lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die
Zhōng Yuè zhàn zhēng
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
also known as the Third Indochina War
bǎi zhàn bù dài
to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to win every fight
Jiǎ wǔ Zhàn zhēng
First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)
xīn jīng dǎn zhàn
lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
scared witless
zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
Yuè nán zhàn zhēng
Vietnam war
Vietnam conflict
Huái hǎi zhàn yì
Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-May 1949)
Zhàn zhēng yǔ Hé píng
War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰|托尔斯泰
lín zhàn
just before the contest
on the eve of war
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sūn zǐ Bīng fǎ]).
xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn
to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)
lì zhàn
to fight with all one's might
nán zhēng běi zhàn
war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
jūn fá hùn zhàn
incessant fighting between warlords
sǐ zhàn
fight to the death
desperate struggle
Guān dù zhī zhàn
battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xu3 chang1] in north Henan)
Guó gòng nèi zhàn
Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争
Dé guó zhàn chē
Rammstein (German metal band)
zhàn guó qī xióng
Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊|齐[Qi2], 楚[Chu3], 燕[Yan1], 韓|韩[Han2], 趙|赵[Zhao4], 魏[Wei4] and 秦[Qin2]
Běi fá zhàn zhēng
the Northern Expedition, the Nationalists' campaign of 1926-1927 under Chiang Kaishek against the Northern Warlords
tiǎo dēng yè zhàn
to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
to burn the midnight oil
Chūn qiū Zhàn guó shí dài
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221) periods
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
Měi guó dú lì zhàn zhēng
American war of independence (1775-1783)
Rì É Zhàn zhēng
the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan
Cháng píng zhī zhàn
battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍|秦军[Qin2 jun1] encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000
xì jūn zhàn
biological warfare
germ warfare
zhōng zhàn
end of war
armistice
cf Japanese surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
bài zhàn
to lose a war
fig. the loser (in a competition or election)
Zhōng Fǎ Zhàn zhēng
Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)
chén zhuó yìng zhàn
to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)
guó nèi zhàn zhēng
civil war
internal struggle
bù xuān ér zhàn
open hostilities without declaring war
start an undeclared war
pǔ fǎ zhàn zhēng
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Mèng liáng gù zhàn yì
battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists
zhǔ zhàn pài
the pro-war faction
hawks
tǒng yī zhàn xiàn gōng zuò bù
United front work department of CPC central committee, UFWD
tuō yán zhàn shù
delaying tactics
deliberate procrastination
bái yī zhàn shì
warrior in white
medical worker
zhàn jīng
to tremble
to be on guard
Sī dà lín gé lè Zhàn yì
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces
Chǔ Hàn zhàn zhēng
the war of 206-202 BC between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 of Han and Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do
háng kōng mǔ jiàn zhàn dòu qún
carrier-based vanguard group (CBVG)
naval battle group led by an aircraft carrier
zhàn guó mò nián
late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
shēng wù zhàn
germ warfare
biological warfare
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do
hù guó zhàn zhēng
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
Knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's Art of War).
Zhōng tú dǎo Zhàn yì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
bó zhàn
to fight
to struggle
to wage war
Bù nì zhàn zhēng
the three Punic wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
hù fǎ zhàn zhēng
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
shēng wù zhàn jì
biological agent
biological warfare agent
Jiǎng Guì zhàn zhēng
confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction
lián zhàn lián shèng
fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious
bā èr sān pào zhàn
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ
fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
never-ending struggle
zhàn guó mò
late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty
Sī dà lín gé lè Huì zhàn
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943)
also called 斯大林格勒戰役|斯大林格勒战役
yù xuè kǔ zhàn
a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)
Yī sī lán shèng zhàn zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Zhí Wǎn zhàn zhēng
war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government
Shú zuì rì zhàn zhēng
the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
Sà ěr hǔ zhī zhàn
Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤 crushed four Ming armies
liù rì zhàn zhēng
the Six Day war of June 1967 between Israel and her Arab neighbors
wú míng zhàn shì mù
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Bǎi jǔ zhī zhàn
Baiju war of 506 BC, in which Wu 吴 scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚
hù guó zhàn
National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor
zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì
strategic defense initiative (SDI)
zhōng zhàn rì
armistice day
cf Japan's surrender in WWII on 15th August 1945
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn
to win without a fight (idiom)
zhèn wáng zhàn shì jì niàn rì
Memorial Day (American holiday)
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do
guó jì zhàn zhēng zuì fǎ tíng
International war crimes tribunal
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
Wǎn xì zhàn bài
Anhui faction of Northern Warlords (1912-c. 1920), led by Duan Qirui 段祺瑞 with Japanese support
fǎn shēng wù zhàn
biological (warfare) defense
liù · èr wǔ zhàn zhēng
the Korean war (started June 25 1950)
Bǎn mén diàn tíng zhàn cūn
Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea
Guā dá kǎ nà ěr zhàn yì
battle of Guadalcanal of late 1942, the turning point of the war in the Pacific
zuò zhàn shī zōng
see 作戰失蹤人員|作战失踪人员[zuo4 zhan4 shi1 zong1 ren2 yuan2]
bù fáng yíng zhàn
to prepare to meet the enemy head-on
zuò zhàn shī zōng rén yuán
missing in action (MIA) (military)
bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüè
assured destruction strategy
wú míng zhàn sǐ
the unknown soldier (symbolizing war dead)
Bù liè diān · Bǎo wèi zhàn
Battle of Britain (Jul-Sep 1940)
Chǔ Hàn Zhàn zhēng
Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu
Cháo Zhàn
abbr. for 朝鮮戰爭|朝鲜战争[Chao2 xian3 Zhan4 zheng1], Korean War (1950-1953)
Pǔ Fǎ Zhàn zhēng
Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)
Chūn qiū Zhàn guó Shí dài
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
Chūn qiū Zhàn guó
the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
gōng wú bù kè , zhàn wú bù shèng
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do
yáo zhàn
(literary) to shake with fear
zhàn lüè fáng yù chàng yì
strategic defense initiative (SDI)
zhàn jì
military successes
(fig.) success
accomplishment
zhàn hān
(literary) at the height of the battle
zhǐ zhàn yuán
PLA commanders and fighters
Huái hǎi Zhàn yì
Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war
fēng yān sì qǐ , zhàn huǒ fēn fēi
lit. fire beacons in all four directions (idiom); the confusion of war
Hù guó zhàn
National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor
Hù guó Zhàn zhēng
National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱|袁世凯[Yuan2 Shi4 kai3] as emperor
Yuè nán Zhàn zhēng
Vietnam War
Vietnam Conflict
shēn jīng bǎi zhàn
lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)
fig. experienced
seasoned
sù zhàn sù jué
a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom)
to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
to get sth done quickly
Liáo shěn Zhàn yì
Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War
bǎo cān zhàn fàn
to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)
Jiě fàng Zhàn zhēng
War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝|共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東|毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府|国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石|蒋介石
dǎn zhàn xīn jīng
to tremble with fear (idiom)
scared witless
Méi guī Zhàn zhēng
The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)
shēng mìng bù xī , zhàn dòu bù zhǐ
while there is life, the fight continues (idiom); to fight to the last
zhī jǐ zhī bǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3])
zhī bǐ zhī jǐ , bǎi zhàn bù dài
knowing the enemy and yourself will get you unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War")
Tǒng yī Zhàn xiàn Gōng zuò bù
United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee (UFWD)
Tǒng Zhàn bù
United Front Work Department of CPC Central Committee (UFWD)
abbr. for 統一戰線工作部|统一战线工作部[Tong3 yi1 Zhan4 xian4 Gong1 zuo4 bu4]
Měi guó Dú lì Zhàn zhēng
American War of Independence (1775-1783)
Yā piàn Zhàn zhēng
the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861
Dīng mǎo Zhàn zhēng
first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)
Kè lǐ mù Zhàn zhēng
the Crimean War (1853-1856)
Liǎng Yī Zhàn zhēng
Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
Liù Èr wǔ Zhàn zhēng
the Korean War (started June 25 1950)
Liù Rì Zhàn zhēng
the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors
Guó Gòng Nèi zhàn
Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放戰爭|解放战争[Jie3 fang4 Zhan4 zheng1]
bǎo zhèng pò huài zhàn lüè
assured destruction strategy
Bù liè diān Bǎo wèi zhàn
see 不列顛戰役|不列颠战役[Bu4 lie4 dian1 Zhan4 yi4])
Bù liè diān Zhàn yì
Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)
Bǐng zǐ Zhàn zhēng
second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)
Zhōng Yuè Zhàn zhēng
the Sino-Vietnamese War, fought between the PRC and Vietnam in 1979
also known as the Third Indochina War
Zhōng tú Dǎo Zhàn yì
Battle of Midway, June 1942
Yī sī lán Shèng zhàn Zǔ zhī
Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
Tài píng Yáng Zhàn zhēng
Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945
Mèng liáng gù Zhàn yì
Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists
gū jūn fèn zhàn
lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do
zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù qǔ
to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering
ever victorious
nothing they can't do
zhàn lüè huǒ bàn
variant of 戰略伙伴|战略伙伴[zhan4 lu:e4 huo3 ban4]
lǚ zhàn lǚ bài
to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)
lǚ bài lǚ zhàn
to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)
Bù nì Zhàn zhēng
the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage
Píng jīn Zhàn yì
Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War
liàn zhàn
to zealously continue fighting
Zhàn guó
the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Zhàn guó Shí dài
the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century)