战壕 (zhàn háo) — trench; dugout (military fortification) | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

trenchdugout (military fortification)

Measure word · 条

Examples

战壕，。
Zhàn shì men duǒ zài zhàn háo lǐ, děng dài dí rén.
The soldiers hid in the trench, waiting for the enemy.
战壕，。
Zhè tiáo zhàn háo hěn shēn, kě yǐ bǎo hù shì bīng.
This trench is very deep and can protect soldiers.
，战壕。
Zhàn zhēng qī jiān, tā men wā le yí gè zhàn háo.
During the war, they dug a trench.

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.

壕háoditch/trench

"战" means battle and "壕" means a ditch, so the word names a defensive ditch for fighting.

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.

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

土豪壕

Meaning part形符xíngfú

土土tǔearth; dirt

Sound part声符shēngfú

豪

豪háo壕háo

Same sound today

壕 is built from 土 (earth; dirt) plus 豪, which gives the sound háo.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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