内战 (nèi zhàn) — civil war

Definition

Examples

• 那场内战持续了十年，给国家带来了巨大损失。
  Nà chǎng nèi zhàn chí xù le shí nián, gěi guó jiā dài lái le jù dà sǔn shī.
  That civil war lasted ten years and brought tremendous losses to the country.
• 历史上很多内战都是由内部矛盾引起的。
  Lì shǐ shàng hěn duō nèi zhàn dōu shì yóu nèi bù máo dùn yǐn qǐ de.
  Many civil wars in history were caused by internal conflicts.
• 为了避免内战，各方应该通过对话解决分歧。
  Wèi le bì miǎn nèi zhàn, gè fāng yīng gāi tōng guò duì huà jiě jué fēn qí.
  To avoid civil war, all sides should resolve differences through dialogue.

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