战局 (zhàn jú) — war situation, military situation
Definition
战局 (zhànjú) names the overall state and trajectory of a war, not a single battle — closer to 'war situation' than to 战场 ('battlefield, front'). Used in news and military commentary to describe how a conflict is unfolding.
noun
war situationmilitary situation
Examples
- 战局。Shuāng fāng dōu zài mì qiè guān zhù zhàn jú de biàn huà.Both sides are closely watching the changes in the war situation.
- 战局。zhàn jú Yǐ jīng zhú jiàn xiàng yǒu lì yú wǒ fāng de fāng xiàng fā zhǎn.The war situation is gradually developing in a direction favorable to our side.
- ，战局。Tā shì yí wèi zī shēn jūn shì píng lùn yuán, jīng cháng fēn xī zhàn jú.He is a senior military commentator who often analyzes the war situation.
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