战区 (zhàn qū) — war zone, theater of operations | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

war zonetheater of operations

Measure word · 个

Examples

战区。
Zhè ge zhàn qū mù qián chǔ yú tíng huǒ zhuàng tài.
This war zone is currently in a cease-fire state.
战区。
Zhǐ huī guān fēn xī le zhàn qū nèi de dì xíng.
The commander analyzed the terrain within the theater of operations.
战区。
Tā men bèi pài wǎng nán bù zhàn qū zhí xíng rèn wu.
They were sent to the southern war zone to carry out a mission.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

战 (war) specifies what kind of 区 (zone), giving a war zone or theater.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

占戈战

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

占

占zhàn战zhàn

Same sound today

战 pairs 占, which gives its sound, with 戈, a weapon.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 區; 区 is its simplified writing.

匸匸xì
品品pǐn

The traditional form 區 is made from 匸 and 品; the simplified 区 is a shorthand.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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