前哨战 (qián shào zhàn) — (military) advance-guard skirmish, preliminary engagement; (figurative) preliminary conflict or test before a larger confrontation

A 'skirmish before the main battle' — literally an advance-guard fight, but in modern use it mostly refers to a preliminary contest (talks, market moves, rivalry) that sets up a bigger showdown later.

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(military) advance-guard skirmishpreliminary engagement(figurative) preliminary conflict or test before a larger confrontation
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예문

  • 前哨战
    Zhè chǎng qián shào zhàn wèi hòu miàn de zhǔ lì jué zhàn zuò hǎo le zhǔn bèi.
    This advance-guard skirmish prepared the way for the main battle to come.
  • 前哨战
    Liǎng jiā gōng sī zài shì chǎng shàng de qián shào zhàn yǐ jīng kāi shǐ le.
    The preliminary skirmish between the two companies in the market has already begun.
  • 前哨战
    Zhè cì tán pàn zhǐ shì shuāng fāng zhī jiān de qián shào zhàn, zhēn zhèng de jiào liàng hái zài hòu miàn.
    This negotiation is just a preliminary skirmish between the two sides; the real contest is yet to come.

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