战果 (zhàn guǒ) — battle results, military achievements | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

noun

battle resultsmilitary achievements

Examples

战果。
Zhè cì zhàn dòu de zhàn guǒ fēi cháng xiǎn zhù.
The results of this battle are very remarkable.
战果。
Jiāng jūn zǒng jié le qù nián de zhàn guǒ.
The general summarized last year's battle results.
战果。
Tā men de zhàn guǒ lìng rén jìng pèi.
Their battle achievements are admirable.

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.

The character for battle specifies what kind of result is meant.

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.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Appears in

Military & Defense

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