战火 (zhàn huǒ) — (figurative) flames of war; war (emphasizing destruction and chaos); scene or condition of active warfare
Definition
A literary noun for 'flames of war' — the chaos and destruction of active warfare, not the abstract concept of war itself (战争). Common in written prose and media to paint wartime suffering.
noun
(figurative) flames of warwar (emphasizing destruction and chaos)scene or condition of active warfare
Examples
- 战火。Nà ge chéng shì zài zhàn huǒ zhōng biàn chéng le yí piàn fèi xū.That city was reduced to ruins in the flames of war.
- 战火，。zhàn huǒ Fēn fēi de nián dài, bǎi xìng shēng huó kǔ bù kān yán.In the era of war-ravaged years, the common people's lives were unbearably bitter.
- 战火。Zhè bù xiǎo shuō miáo xiě le zhàn huǒ zhōng de ài qíng gù shi.This novel depicts a love story amidst the flames of war.
Appears in
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.