上阵 (shàng zhèn) — (figurative) to pitch into a task, to take on a challenge personally; (literal) to go into battle
Definition
Originally a military term meaning 'to go into battle'; now mostly used figuratively to mean rolling up one's sleeves and pitching in personally to tackle a task.
verb
(figurative) to pitch into a taskto take on a challenge personally(literal) to go into battle
Examples
- ，上阵。Zhè cì rèn wu hěn kùn nan, lǎo bǎn qīn zì shàng zhèn le.This task is very difficult; the boss personally took it on.
- ，。Tā shàng guò jǐ cì zhèn, jīng yàn hěn fēng fù.He has been to the battlefield several times and is very experienced.
- 。Zhàn shì men yǒng gǎn dì shàng zhèn shā dí.The soldiers bravely went into battle to fight the enemy.
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