游击战 (yóu jī zhàn) — guerrilla warfare
Definition
A military noun meaning 'guerrilla warfare' — small, mobile forces using hit-and-run tactics against a stronger enemy, the opposite of conventional 阵地战 (positional warfare).
noun
guerrilla warfare
Examples
- ，游击战。Zài zhàn zhēng chū qī, tā men cǎi yòng le yóu jī zhàn de zhàn shù.In the early stages of the war, they adopted guerrilla warfare tactics.
- 游击战，。yóu jī zhàn De tè diǎn shì líng huó jī dòng, yǐ shǎo shèng duō.The characteristic of guerrilla warfare is flexibility and mobility, defeating a larger force with a smaller one.
- 游击战。Zhè běn shū xiáng xì jiè shào le yóu jī zhàn de lì shǐ hé cè lüè.This book introduces in detail the history and strategies of guerrilla warfare.
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.
游击 means a mobile strike, and 战 is war, so 游击战 names guerrilla warfare.
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