战事 (zhàn shì) — war, hostilities

Definition

Examples

• 这场战事持续了三年。
  Zhè chǎng zhàn shì chí xù le sān nián.
  This war lasted three years.
• 由于战事紧张，很多人离开了城市。
  Yóu yú zhàn shì jǐn zhāng, hěn duō rén lí kāi le chéng shì.
  Due to the tense hostilities, many people left the city.
• 战事结束后，大家开始重建家园。
  zhàn shì Jié shù hòu, dà jiā kāi shǐ chóng jiàn jiā yuán.
  After the war ended, everyone began to rebuild their homes.