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戰
  zin3   jyutping
  zhan4   pinyin
[1] [n] war; fighting; battle
[2] [v] fight; wage a war; contest
[3] [v] shiver; tremble; shudder

Default PoS: noun Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 16
Level: 1
Radical: 戈 (#62)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
戰 / 战

This word has been viewed 19573 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Jun 2015 04:03
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detail 戰隊  zin3 deoi2  zhan4 dui4 = rangers, squad, military team, sentai (Japanese)
detail 大戰  daai6 zin3  da4 zhan4 = large-scale war; major match
detail 戰士  zin3 si6  zhan4 shi4 = soldier; warrior; fighter; trooper
detail 戰鬥  zin3 dau3  zhan4 dou4 = fight; battle
detail 屢敗屢戰  leoi5 baai6 leoi5 zin3  lv3 bai4 lv3 zhan4 = keep failing, keep trying
detail 戰地  zin3 dei6  zhan4 di4 = battleground; battlefield; combat zone
detail 戰績  zin3 zik1  zhan4 ji4 = military successes; combat gains
detail 挑戰性  tiu1 zin3 sing3  tiao1 zhan4 xing4 = challenging
detail 第一次世界大戰  dai6 jat1 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3   = World War I; the First World War
detail 第二次世界大戰  dai6 ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3  di4 er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = World War II; the Second World War
detail 世界大戰  sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3  shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = world war (common formation)
detail 戰爭  zin3 zang1  zhan4 zheng1 = war
detail 巷戰  hong6 zin3  xiang4 zhan4 = street fighting
detail 戰勝  zin3 sing3  zhan4 sheng4 = defeat; vanquish; prevail; surmount
detail 戰友  zin3 jau5  zhan4 you3 = comrade-in-arms
detail 戰場  zin3 coeng4  zhan4 chang3 = battlefield; theatre of war
detail 戰役  zin3 jik6  zhan4 yi4 = military campaign
detail 戰略  zin3 loek6  zhan4 lve4 = (war) strategy
detail 戰線  zin3 sin3  zhan4 xian4 = battlefront; battle line
detail 戰術  zin3 seot6  zhan4 shu4 = (military) tactics
detail 作戰  zok3 zin3  zuo4 zhan4 = make war; conduct military operations
detail 決戰  kyut3 zin3  jue2 zhan4 = decisive battle; pivotal battle
detail 星球大戰  sing1 kau4 daai6 zin3  xing1 qiu2 da4 zhan4 = Star Wars
detail 挑戰  tiu1 zin3  tiao3 zhan4 = to challenge; to throw down the gauntlet; to pick a fight
detail 統戰  tung2 zin3  tong3 zhan4 = united front; consolidation
detail 冷戰  laang5 zin3  leng3 zhan4; leng3 zhan5 = the Cold War (zhan4); shiver (zhan5)
detail 備戰  bei6 zin3  bei4 zhan4 = to prepare for war (offensively or defensively)
detail 奮戰  fan5 zin3  fen4 zhan4 = to fight bravely
detail 內戰  noi6 zin3  nei4 zhan4 = civil war
detail 戰事  zin3 si6  zhan4 shi4 = fighting
detail 抗戰  kong3 zin3  kang4 zhan4 = war of resistance
detail 戰機  zin3 gei1  zhan4 ji1 = fighter plane
detail 宣戰  syun1 zin3  xuan1 zhan4 = declare war; dig up the hatchet
detail 戰時  zin3 si4  zhan4 shi2 = wartime
detail 陸戰隊  luk6 zin3 deoi6*2   = marine corps
detail 戰後  zin3 hau6  zhan4 hou4 = postwar
detail 戰鬪  zin3 dau3   = battle; fight
detail 越戰  jyut6 zin3  yue4 zhan4 = the Vietnam War
detail 不可戰勝的  bat1 ho2 zin3 sing3 dik1  bu4 ke3 zhan4 sheng4 de5 = invincible 國 (common formation)
detail 不戰不和  bat1 zin3 bat1 wo4  bu4 zhan4 bu4 he2 = no war no peace 國
detail 不宣而戰  bat1 syun1 ji4 zin3  bu4 xuan1 er2 zhan4 = open hostilities without declaring war; start an undeclared war 國
detail 二戰  ji6 zin3  er4 zhan4 = second world war; WWII
detail 交戰  gaau1 zin3  jiao1 zhan4 = fight; wage war
detail 保證破壞戰略  bou2 zing3 po3 waai6 zin3 loek6  bao3 zheng4 po4 huai4 zhan4 lve4 = assured destruction strategy
detail 國內戰爭  gwok3 noi6 zin3 zang1  guo2 nei4 zhan4 zheng1 = civil war; internal struggle
detail 放射作戰  fong3 se6 zok3 zin3  fang4 she4 zuo4 zhan4 = radiological operations
detail 休戰  jau1 zin3  xiu1 zhan4 = armistice
detail 戰鬥者  zin3 dau3 ze2  zhan4 dou4 zhe3 = fighter
detail 戰鬥機  zin3 dau3 gei1  zhan4 dou4 ji1 = fighter aircraft
detail 戰車  zin3 ce1  zhan4 che1 = war chariot
detail 戰術核武器  zin3 seot6 hat6 mou5 hei3  zhan4 shu4 he2 wu3 qi4 = tactical nuclear weapons
detail 戰犯  zin3 faan6  zhan4 fan4 = war criminal
detail 戰慄  zin3 leot6  zhan4 li4 = to tremble; shudder
detail 戰壕熱  zin3 hou4 jit6  zhan4 hao2 re4 = trench fever
detail 戰區  zin3 keoi1  zhan4 qu1 = war zone; (military) theater of operations
detail 戰力  zin3 lik6  zhan4 li4 = military strength; military power; military capability
detail 戰俘  zin3 fu1  zhan4 fu2 = prisoner of war
detail 核戰  hat6 zin3  he2 zhan4 = nuclear warfare
detail 海軍陸戰隊  hoi2 gwan1 luk6 zin3 deoi6*2  hai3 jun1 lu4 zhan4 dui4 = marine corps; marines
detail 二次世界大戰  ji6 ci3 sai3 gaai3 daai6 zin3  er4 ci4 shi4 jie4 da4 zhan4 = World War Two
detail 點球大戰  dim2 kau4 daai6 zin3  dian3 qiu2 da4 zhan4 = penalty shootout
detail 好戰  hou3 zin3  hao3 zhan4 = warlike
detail 化學戰  faa3 hok6 zin3  hua4 xue2 zhan4 = chemical warfare
detail 邊防戰士  bin1 fong4 zin3 si6  bian1 fang2 zhan4 shi4 = [n] frontier-guard
detail 戰國時代  zin3 gwok3 si4 doi6  zhan4 guo2 shi2 dai4 = the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
detail 春秋戰國時代  ceon1 cau1 zin3 gwok3 si4 doi6  chun1 qiu1 zhan4 guo2 shi2 dai4 = the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods: Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)
detail 交戰國  gaau1 zin3 gwok3  jiao1 zhan4 guo2 = belligerent/combatant/warring party
detail 交戰份子  gaau1 zin3 fan6 zi2  jiao1 zhan4 fen4 zi3 = belligerent/combatant/warring party
detail 交換戰俘  gaau1 wun6 zin3 fu1  jiao1 huan4 zhan4 fu2 = exchange of prisoners of war
detail 斷斷續續的戰爭  tyun5 tyun5 zuk6 zuk6 dik1 zin3 zang1   = sporadic fighting 國
detail 戰爭一觸即發的地點  zin3 zang1 jat1 zuk1 zik1 faat3 dik1 dei6 dim2   = hot spot
detail 黑客大戰  haak1 haak3 daai6 zin3  hei1 ke4 da4 zhan4 = cyberwar
detail 槍戰  coeng1 zin3  qiang1 zhan4 = a gun battle
detail 挑戰者  tiu1 zin3 ze2  tiao3 zhan4 zhe3 = challenger
detail 中日戰爭  zung1 jat6 zin3 zang1  zhong1 ri4 zhan4 zheng1 = the Japanese-Chinese War
detail 戰略計劃  zin3 loek6 gai3 waak6  zhan4 lve4 ji4 hua4 = strategic marketing planning (lit., "war plan")
detail 心理戰  sam1 lei5 zin3  xin1 li3 zhan4 = [n] psychological warfare
detail 戰火  zin3 fo2  zhan4 huo3 = [n] conflagration
detail 寒戰  hon4 zin3  han2 zhan4 = a chill
detail 停戰  ting4 zin3  ting2 zhan4 = armistice; cease fire
detail 戰敗  zin3 baai6  zhan4 bai4 = to be defeated (lit., "to lose the war")
detail 戰兢  zin3 ging1  zhan4 jing1 = to tremble; to be on guard
detail 戰功  zin3 gung1  zhan4 gong1 = outstanding military service
detail 戰艦  zin3 laam6  zhan4 jian4 = a warship
detail 征戰  zing1 zin3  zheng1 zhan4 = campaign; expedition
detail 解放戰爭  gaai2 fong3 zin3 zang1  jie3 fang4 zhan4 zheng1 = liberation war (common formation)
detail 統一戰線  tung2 jat1 zin3 sin3  tong3 yi1 zhan4 xian4 = united front
detail 戰略伙伴  zin3 loek6 fo2 bun6  zhan4 lve4 huo3 ban4 = strategic partner
detail 停戰日  ting4 zin3 jat6  ting2 zhan4 ri4 = Armistice Day (lit., "stop war day")
detail 玫瑰戰爭  mui4 gwai3 zin3 zang1  mei2 gui1 zhan4 zheng1 = The Wars of the Roses (common formation)
detail 模糊戰略  mou4 wu4 zin3 loek6  mo2 hu2 zhan4 lue4 = indistinct strategy (common formation)
detail 戰無不勝  zin3 mou4 bat1 sing3   = invincible; never lose a battle; all-conquering
detail 速戰速決  cuk1 zin3 cuk1 kyut3  su4 zhan4 su4 jue2 = to quickly accomplish something
detail 戰旗  zin3 kei4  zhan4 qi2 = a war flag; an army banner
detail 口水戰  hau2 seoi2 zin3  kou3 shui3 zhan4 = a war of words, a "pissing contest"
detail 國共內戰  gwok3 gung6 noi6 zin3  guo2 gong4 nei4 zhan4 = the Chinese Civil War (1927-1950)
detail 百戰百勝  baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3  bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 = emerge victorious in every battle; be ever-victorious
detail 竹戰  zuk1 zin3  zhu2 zhan4 = a majong battle; a majong game 粵
detail 大戰四方城  daai6 zin3 sei3 fong1 sing4  da4 zhan4 si4 fang1 cheng2 = [slang] play majong 粵
detail 肉搏戰  juk6 bok3 zin3  rou4 bo2 zhan4 = close rage combat; hand-to-hand fight; bayonet fighting
detail 白刃戰  baak6 jan6 zin3  bai2 ren4 zhan4 = hand-to-hand combat; bayonet charge; close range combat
detail 身經百戰  san1 ging1 baak3 zin3  shen1 jing1 bai3 zhan4 = to be a veteran warrior; to have experienced many a war
detail 孤軍作戰  gu1 gwan1 zok3 zin3  gu1 jun1 zuo4 zhan4 = fight a battle all alone; fight in isolation
detail 戰利品  zin3 lei6 ban2  zhan4 li4 pin3 = war trophies; spoils of war
detail 知彼知己，百戰百勝  zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 baak3 sing3  zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bai3 sheng4 = know your enemy and yourself and you can win a hundred battles (every battle)
detail 知彼知己，百戰不殆  zi1 bei2 zi1 gei2, baak3 zin3 bat1 toi5  zhi1 bi3 zhi1 ji3, bai3 zhan4 bu4 dai4 = know your enemy and yourself and you will never lose a battle
detail 轉戰  zyun2 zin3  zhuan3 zhan4 = to switch to a different target; to focus on a new challenge; to attack a different target
detail 選戰  syun2 zin3  xuan3 zhan4 = an election campaign
detail 拉布戰術  laai1 bou3 zin3 seot6   = delaying tactic; filibuster
detail 開戰  hoi1 zin3  kai1 zhan4 = to start a war
detail 對戰  deoi3 zin3  dui4 zhan4 = battle with; fight against; be engaged in battle against
detail 打野戰  daa2 je5 zin3  da3 ye3 zhan4 = play war games in the countryside
detail 實戰  sat6 zin3  shi2 zhan4 = real combat; actual combat; shooting war
detail 激戰  gik1 zin3  ji1 zhan4 = to fight fiercely; fierce battle
detail 迎戰  jing4 zin3  ying2 zhan4 = confront in battle; face in battle head-on
detail 聖戰  sing3 zin3  sheng4 zhan4 = jihad, holy war
detail 戰果  zin3 gwo2  zhan4 guo3 = results of battle; splendid achievements; scoreline
detail 舌戰  sit6 zin3  she2 zhan4 = verbal confrontation
detail 二次大戰  ji6 ci3 daai6 zin3  er4 ci4 da4 zhan4 = World War II
detail 商場如戰場  soeng1 coeng4 jyu4 zin3 coeng4   = commercial field just like battlefield
detail 鴉片戰爭  aa1 pin3 zin3 zang1   = the Opium War (1840-2)
detail 伊斯蘭聖戰組織  ji1 si1 laan4 sing3 zin3 zou2 zik1  yi1 si1 lan2 sheng4 zhan4 zu3 zhi1 = Islamic Jihad (Palestinian armed faction)
detail 冷戰以後  laang5 zin3 ji5 hau6  leng3 zhan4 yi3 hou4 = post-Cold War
detail 反恐戰爭  faan2 hung2 zin3 zang1  fan3 kong3 zhan4 zheng1 = war on terrorism
detail 反戰抗議  faan2 zin3 kong3 ji5  fan3 zhan4 kang4 yi4 = antiwar protest
detail 反生物戰  faan2 sang1 mat6 zin3  fan3 sheng1 wu4 zhan4 = biological (warfare) defense
detail 戰略夥伴  zin3 loek6 fo2 bun6  zhan4 lve4 huo3 ban4 = strategic partner
detail 戰略核力量  zin3 loek6 hat6 lik6 loeng6  zhan4 lve4 he2 li4 liang5 = strategic nuclear force
detail 戰略核武器  zin3 loek6 hat6 mou5 hei3  zhan4 lve4 he2 wu3 qi4 = strategic nuclear weapon
detail 戰略轟炸機  zin3 loek6 gwang1 zaa3 gei1  zhan4 lve4 hong1 zha4 ji1 = strategic bomber
detail 戰略防禦倡議  zin3 loek6 fong4 jyu6 coeng3 ji5  zhan4 lve4 fang2 yu4 chang4 yi4 = strategic defense initiative
detail 朝鮮戰爭  ziu1 sin1 zin3 zang1  chao2 xian1 zhan4 zheng1 (Taiwan), chao2 xian3 zhan4 zheng1 (PRC) = [PRC] Korean war; Korean conflict
detail 板門店停戰村  baan2 mun4 dim3 ting4 zin3 cyun1  ban3 men2 dian4 ting2 zhan4 cun1 = Panmunjom Truce Village (between North and South Korea)
detail 海灣戰爭  hoi2 waan1 zin3 zang1  hai3 wan1 zhan4 zheng1 = (Persian) Gulf War
detail 抗日戰爭  kong3 jat6 zin3 zang1  kang4 ri4 zhan4 zheng1 = (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
detail 橙色戰劑  caang4*2 sik1 zin3 zai1  cheng2 se4 zhan4 ji4 = Agent Orange (powerful defoliant used in Vietnam War)
detail 堡壘戰  bou2 leoi5 zin3  bao3 lei3 zhan4 = blockhouse warfare
detail 生物戰  sang1 mat6 zin3  sheng1 wu4 zhan4 = germ warfare; biological warfare
detail 戰國  zin3 gwok3   = the Warring States (period from 5th century BC to the unification by Qin)
detail 戰國七雄  zin3 gwok3 cat1 hung4  zhan4 guo2 qi1 xiong2 = the Seven Warring States
detail 戰矛  zin3 maau4  zhan4 mao2 = war spear
detail 越南戰爭  jyut6 naam4 zin3 zang1  yue4 nan2 zhan4 zheng1 = Vietnam war; Vietnam conflict
detail 中英戰爭  zung1 jing1 zin3 zang1  zhong1 ying1 zhan4 zheng1 = the Opium War
detail 愛國統一戰線  oi3 gwok3 tung2 jat1 zin3 sin3  ai4 guo2 tong3 yi1 zhan4 xian4 = patriotic united front (common formation)
detail 原子戰爭  jyun4 zi2 zin3 zang1  yuan2 zi3 zhan4 zheng1 = atomic warfare (common formation)
detail 國際化戰略  gwok3 zai3 faa3 zin3 loek6  guo2 ji4 hua4 zhan4 lue4 = internationalization strategy (common formation)
detail 太平洋戰爭  taai3 ping4 joeng4 zin3 zang1  tai4 ping2 yang2 zhan4 zheng1 = Pacific War (common formation)
detail 戰鬥步  zin3 dau3 bou6   = up-rock (from breakdancing)
detail 戰鬥疲勞  zin3 dau3 pei4 lou4  zhan4 dou4 pi2 lao2 = battle fatigue (common formation)
detail 長城抗戰  coeng4 sing4 kong3 zin3  chang2 cheng2 kang4 zhan4 = the Defense of the Great Wall (from the Japanese)
detail 戰戰兢兢  zin3 zin3 ging1 ging1  zhan4 zhan4 jing1 jing1 = cautious and careful
detail 鏖戰  ou1 zin3  ao2 zhan4 = a fierce battle, a hard fight
detail 戰功彪炳  zin3 gung1 biu1 bing2  zhan4 gong1 biao1 bing3 = glorious military exploits; illustrious military achievements
detail 驍勇善戰  hiu1 jung5 sin6 zin3  xiao1 yong3 shan4 zhan4 = valiant and a skilled at fighting
detail 殊死戰  syu4 sei2 zin3  shu1 si3 zhan4 = fight to death; a life and death battle
detail 一戰定江山  jat1 zin3 ding6 gong1 saan1  yi1 zhan4 ding4 jiang1 shan1 = win the ultimate prize in a single event
detail 牙骹戰  ngaa4 gaau3 zin3  ya2 qiao1 zhan4 = grudge match 粵
detail 戰士第一式  zin3 si6 dai6 jat1 sik1   = [yoga] Virabhadrasana I, Warrior I
detail 戰士第二式  zin3 si6 dai6 ji6 sik1   = [yoga] Virabhadrasana II, Warrior II
detail 連戰  lin4 zin3   = Lien Chan (Taiwanese politician, former VP of ROC)
detail 削減戰略核武器會談  soek3 gaam2 zin3 loek6 hat6 mou5 hei3 wui6 taam4  xue1 jian3 zhan4 lue4 he2 wu3 qi4 hui4 tan2 = Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START)

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detail 佢向我挑戰 粵
He's challenging me.
[Lit. He toward me challenge.]
detail 老師帶我哋去參觀二次大戰博物館同軍人塚。 粵
The teacher brought us to the museum and memorial tombs of World War II.
detail 坦克車係一架有履帶嘅戰鬥車 粵
A tank is a war machine with caterpillar tracks.

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