大战 (dà zhàn) — large-scale war or battle; fierce competition (figurative)
Definition
大战 (dàzhàn) literally means 'great battle' and is used for both real large-scale wars (世界大战) and figurative fierce contests (价格大战 'price war'). It is a noun, not a verb — use 打仗 or 作战 for the verb 'to fight a war'.
noun
large-scale war or battlefierce competition (figurative)
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 大战。Dì èr cì shì jiè dà zhàn shì rén lèi lì shǐ shàng guī mó zuì dà de dà zhàn zhī yī.World War II was one of the largest-scale wars in human history.
- 大战。Liǎng jiā gōng sī wèi le shì chǎng fèn é zhǎn kāi le yì chǎng jià gé dà zhàn.The two companies launched a price war over market share.
- 大战。Zhè chǎng zú qiú dà zhàn xī yǐn le quán qiú shù yì guān zhòng.This football battle attracted hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.
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