zhàn

noun
formal

Meaning of 义战

义战 means just war; righteous war; war for a just cause. Pronounced yì zhàn.

  • just war; righteous war; war for a just cause

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
shì
chǎng
zhàn
 
wèi
le
bǎo
men
de
jiā
yuán
ér
zhàn
 

This is a just war, fought to protect our homeland.

dài
shèng
xián
rèn
wéi
 
zhǐ
yǒu
zhàn
cái
shì
zhèng
dàng
de
 

Ancient sages believed that only righteous wars were justified.

men
zhàn
de
zhì
 
fǎn
kàng
bào
zhèng
 

They raised the banner of just war to resist tyranny.

fēn
zhàn
zhī
zhàn
 
shì
zhèng
zhì
zhé
xué
de
zhòng
yào
 

Distinguishing just wars from unjust wars is an important topic in political philosophy.

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