仗 (zhàng) — (bound form) weapons, arms; (bound form) battle, war; (bound form) to rely on, to depend on
Definition
仗 is almost always part of a compound: 打仗 ('fight a battle'), 依仗 ('rely on'), 仗义 ('be loyal / stand on principle'). As a bound root it means 'weapon/battle' or 'to depend on', but learners will only meet it inside these set words.
bound form
(bound form) weaponsarms(bound form) battlewar(bound form) to rely onto depend on
Examples
- ，。Gāng dǎ le yì chǎng shèng zhàng, shì bīng men dōu hěn gāo xìng.We just won a battle, and the soldiers are all very happy.
- 仗。Tā xǐ huan yǐ zhàng zì jǐ de quán lì qī fu rén.He likes to rely on his own power to bully others.
- ，。Zhè ge rén hěn zhàng yì, kě yǐ xìn rèn.This person is very loyal and can be trusted.
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