巷战 (hàng) — street fighting; urban combat
Definition
Refers specifically to close-quarters combat fought in city streets and alleys, a military/urban-warfare term — more specific and technical than the general idea of 'fighting.'
noun
street fightingurban combat
Measure word · 场
Examples
- 巷战。Tā men bèi pò jìn xíng hàng.They were forced to engage in street fighting.
- 巷战。hàng Shì yì zhǒng cán kù de zhàn zhēng xíng shì.Street fighting is a brutal form of warfare.
- 巷战。Diàn yǐng zhōng yǒu hěn duō guān yú hàng de jìng tóu.There are many scenes about street fighting in the movie.
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