Definition
参战 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to take part in war'. The verb 参 can separate from the noun 战 to insert aspect particles (了, 过) or measure words: 参了战, 参过战, 参过三次战. The subject performing the action is usually a country, army, or individual.
v.o.
to take part in warto participate in combat
Examples
- ，。Tā cān guò zhàn, zhīdào zhànzhēng de kěpà.He has been to war and knows the horror of war.
- 参战。Zhège guójiā juédìng cān.This country decided to enter the war.
- 参战。Xǔduō guójiā dōu cān le.Many countries have all entered the war.
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