Definition
战 is a bound morpheme (b.f.) meaning war, battle, or fight. It cannot stand alone as a full word in modern Chinese; it must combine with other syllables to form words like 战争 (war), 战斗 (battle), 战场 (battlefield), and 作战 (to fight). This entry covers only the combat-related sense; the surname usage is a separate sense not reflected here.
b.f.
(bound morpheme) warbattlefightstruggle
Examples
- 。Zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng chíxù le shí nián.This war lasted ten years.
- 。Shìbīngmen zài zhàn chǎng shàng fēicháng yǒnggǎn.The soldiers were very brave on the battlefield.
- 。Wǒmen yào jiānchí zhàn dòu dàodǐ.We must persist in fighting to the end.
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