宣战 (xuān zhàn) — to declare war
Definition
Literally 'declare war'. Used both literally (between nations) and figuratively — announcing a major campaign against a problem like pollution or poverty. More formal than the everyday verb 打 dǎ.
verb
to declare war
Examples
- 宣战。Liǎng guó zhèng shì xuān zhàn le.The two countries officially declared war.
- 。Zhè ge guó jiā yǐ jīng duì lín guó xuān guò yí cì zhàn.This country has already declared war on a neighboring country once.
- 宣战，。Zhèng fǔ xiàng huán jìng wū rǎn xuān zhàn, jué xīn chè dǐ zhěng zhì.The government declared war on environmental pollution, determined to thoroughly clean it up.
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