恶战 (è zhàn) — fierce battle; ferocious fighting
Definition
恶战 names a particularly intense, hard-fought battle — the emphasis is on how brutal and grueling the fight is, not on its scale or outcome. Unlike a neutral 战争, it carries a vivid, almost literary tone.
noun
fierce battleferocious fighting
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 恶战。Zhè chǎng è zhàn chí xù le sān tiān sān yè.This fierce battle lasted three days and three nights.
- 恶战。Tā men zài è zhàn zhōng biǎo xiàn chū le jí dà de yǒng qì.They displayed great courage in the ferocious fighting.
- 恶战。Lì shǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō zhù míng de è zhàn.There are many famous fierce battles in history.
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