浴血奋战 (yù xuè fèn zhàn) — to fight a bloody battle; to engage in a desper… | tongtong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

A formal, written idiom meaning to fight desperately while soaked in one's own blood — used for soldiers giving their lives in a fierce, heroic battle. Read as a single unit describing intense, sacrificial combat.

idiom

to fight a bloody battleto engage in a desperate struggle

Examples

浴血奋战，。
Zhàn shì men yù xuè fèn zhàn, zuì zhōng qǔ dé le shèng lì.
The soldiers fought a bloody battle and finally achieved victory.
，浴血奋战，。
Zài zhè chǎng bǎo wèi zhàn zhōng, tā men yù xuè fèn zhàn, háo bú tuì suō.
In this defensive war, they fought desperately and never backed down.
，浴血奋战，。
Wèi le guó jiā de dú lì, wú shù yīng xióng yù xuè fèn zhàn, xiàn chū le shēng mìng.
For the nation's independence, countless heroes fought bloody battles and gave their lives.

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.

浴血bathed in blood

浴yùbathe血xuèblood

动宾Verb + object

奋战fighting bravely

奋fènvigorously战zhànfight

偏正Modifier + head

浴血, bathed in blood, describes how 奋战, fighting bravely, happens.

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.

氵谷浴

Meaning part形符xíngfú

氵Written in full as水shuǐwater

Sound part声符shēngfú

谷

谷gǔ浴yù

Same sound today

浴 shows 氵 (water) beside 谷, which gives the sound, for bathing in water.

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

一一yīdrop of blood
皿皿mǐncontainer

The shape shows 一, a drop of blood, inside 皿, a container, for blood held in a sacrificial vessel.

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

This origin belongs to the traditional form 奮; 奋 is its simplified writing.

奞田奮

奞奞xùnbird
田田tiánfield

The traditional form 奮 pairs 奞, a bird, with 田, a field, to show a bird spreading its wings to fly; the simplified 奋 is a later abbreviation.

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.

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