go into battle; take part
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to go into battle; to take the field
literaryLiterally means to deploy for military combat. Used in historical or literary contexts.
Jiāng将
jūn军
shuài率
lǐng领
shì士
bīng兵
chū出
zhèn阵
yíng迎
dí敌
。
The general led his soldiers onto the battlefield to confront the enemy.
Lǎo老
yīng英
xióng雄
dāng当
nián年
chū出
zhèn阵
shí时
，
zhǐ只
yǒu有
shí十
bā八
suì岁
。
When the old hero first went into battle, he was only eighteen years old.
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Bù部
duì队
jiāng将
zài在
fú拂
xiǎo晓
shí时
fēn分
chū出
zhèn阵
。
The troops will take the field at dawn.
verb
to join in; to take part (in an activity)
neutralFiguratively used to describe participating in any competitive or challenging event.
Zhè这
chǎng场
bá拔
hé河
bǐ比
sài赛
，
lián连
tuì退
xiū休
lǎo老
rén人
dōu都
chū出
zhèn阵
le了
。
Even the retired elders joined in for this tug-of-war match.
Gōng公
sī司
pài派
chū出
le了
zuì最
qiáng强
tuán团
duì队
chū出
zhèn阵
zhè这
cì次
tán谈
pàn判
。
The company sent its strongest team to take part in these negotiations.
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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
cì次
wēi危
jī机
，
gè各
bù部
mén门
lǐng领
dǎo导
dōu都
qīn亲
zì自
chū出
zhèn阵
le了
。
Facing this crisis, department heads all personally joined the effort.