二次大战 (èr cì dà zhàn) — World War II (Second World War)
Definition
Literary/formal name for World War II. More common in writing and history texts than the everyday 第二次世界大战, but both mean the same war.
noun
World War II (Second World War)
Measure word · 次
Examples
- 二次大战。èr cì dà zhàn Shì rén lèi lì shǐ shàng zuì cǎn liè de zhàn zhēng zhī yī.World War II was one of the most devastating wars in human history.
- 二次大战。Tā zài èr cì dà zhàn zhōng shī qù le xǔ duō qīn rén.He lost many relatives during World War II.
- 二次大战。Zhè běn shū jì lù le èr cì dà zhàn de qǐ yīn hé jié guǒ.This book records the causes and outcomes of World War II.
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