战斗 (zhàn dòu) — to fight, to engage in combat; battle, struggle

Definition

战斗 means military or armed combat — 'fight, battle' (N/V) — literally two sides clashing with weapons. 奋斗 is a metaphorical struggle toward a goal, and 搏斗 is a physical hand-to-hand scuffle, not organized fighting.

to fightto engage in combatbattlestruggle
Measure word · 场, 次

Examples

  • 战斗
    Zhàn shì men yǒng gǎn dì zhàn dòu zhe.
    The soldiers are fighting bravely.
  • 战斗
    Zhè shì yì chǎng jī liè de zhàn dòu.
    This is a fierce battle.
  • 战斗
    Tā men yǔ dí rén zhàn dòu le yí gè yuè.
    They fought the enemy for a month.

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