应战 (yìng zhàn) — to meet an enemy attack; to accept a challenge

Definition

Examples

• 面对敌人的进攻，我们必须勇敢应战。
  Miàn duì dí rén de jìn gōng, wǒ men bì xū yǒng gǎn yìng zhàn.
  Facing the enemy's attack, we must respond bravely.
• 这次国际比赛，他已经准备了很久，决定应战。
  Zhè cì guó jì bǐ sài, tā yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi le hěn jiǔ, jué dìng yìng zhàn.
  For this international competition, he has prepared for a long time and decided to accept the challenge.
• 他已经应过一次战了，经验丰富。
  Tā yǐ jīng yìng guò yí cì zhàn le, jīng yàn fēng fù.
  He has already taken on a challenge once before and is very experienced.