实战 (shí zhàn) — actual combat (military); real-world practice o…

Definition

实战 contrasts real, hands-on action with theory, drills, or simulation — used in military, business, and sports contexts. Often paired with 经验 to mean 'real-world experience'.

noun

actual combat (military)real-world practice or competition (as opposed to theory or simulation)

Examples

实战。
Zhè cì yǎn xí wán quán àn zhào shí zhàn biāo zhǔn jìn xíng.
This exercise was conducted entirely according to actual combat standards.
实战。
Tā zài shāng chǎng shàng jī lěi le fēng fù de shí zhàn jīng yàn.
He has accumulated rich real-world experience in the business arena.
实战，。
Zhè zhī qiú duì quē fá shí zhàn, dà sài shí róng yì jǐn zhāng.
This team lacks real-game experience and tends to get nervous in big matches.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

实shíactual

战zhàncombat

实 adds the sense of actual to 战, giving actual combat.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 實; 实 is its simplified writing.

宀宀miánroof
周周zhōucarved jade
貝貝bèishellfish; cowrie

The traditional form 實 has 宀 'roof' above 周 'carved jade' and 貝 'cowrie'; the simplified 实 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the historical pieces.

Open 实 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

戈戈gē

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

Open 战 →

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