开战 (kāi zhàn) — to start a war, to go to war; to battle against
Definition
Literally 'start a war', used both for real military conflict and, metaphorically, for heated competition (e.g. rival companies). Stronger and more literary than everyday 打仗 ('to fight a battle').
verb
to start a warto go to warto battle against
Examples
- 开战。Liǎng guó zhōng yú kāi zhàn le.The two countries finally went to war.
- 。Tā men hé lín guó kāi guò yí cì zhàn.They fought a war with the neighboring country once.
- 开战。Zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī kāi shǐ zài shì chǎng shàng kāi zhàn.These two companies began to go to war in the market.
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