征战 (zhēng zhàn) — to go on a military campaign; to fight in wars; (figurative) to compete or struggle in a field (sports, business, etc.)
Definition
A literary/formal verb for 'to campaign, to fight in wars' — used in writing or historical context, not everyday speech. Extends figuratively to long, grinding competition (sports, business, a career).
verb
to go on a military campaignto fight in wars(figurative) to compete or struggle in a field (sports, business, etc.)
Examples
- 征战。Tā nián qīng shí céng suí jūn zhēng zhàn sì fāng.When he was young, he followed the army on campaigns across the land.
- 征战，。Zhè zhī qiú duì zài lián sài zhōng zhēng zhàn duō nián, zhōng yú duó guàn.This team competed in the league for many years and finally won the championship.
- ，。Tā zhēng guò wú shù chǎng zhàn, cóng wèi tuì suō.He has fought countless battles and never backed down.
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