战斗力 (zhàn dòu lì) — combat effectiveness; fighting capacity; milita… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

combat effectivenessfighting capacitymilitary strength

Examples

战斗力。
Zhè zhī jūn duì de zhàn dòu lì hěn qiáng.
This army's combat effectiveness is very strong.
战斗力。
Tí shēng shì bīng de zhàn dòu lì shì xùn liàn de zhòng diǎn.
Improving soldiers' fighting capacity is the focus of training.
战斗力。
Xiàn dài zhàn zhēng xū yào gāo jì shù zhuāng bèi lái zēng qiáng zhàn dòu lì.
Modern warfare requires high-tech equipment to enhance combat effectiveness.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

战斗combat

战zhànfight斗dòufight

联合Coordinate

力lìcapacity

“战斗” (combat) and “力” (capacity) combine to mean fighting capacity.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 斗 originally showed a ladle-shaped dipper or cup used to measure grain, held in a hand.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

力 is drawn as either an arm bending out from the side of the body or a wooden plough.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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