to fight a war; to go to battle; (figurative) to engage in fierce competition
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fight a war; to go to battle; to wage war
neutralLiteral meaning of engaging in armed conflict.
Nà那
liǎng两
gè个
guó国
jiā家
yǐ已
jīng经
dǎ打
zhàng仗
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
le了
。
Those two countries have been at war for several years.
Shì士
bīng兵
men们
yīng英
yǒng勇
de地
wèi为
zǔ祖
guó国
dǎ打
zhàng仗
。
The soldiers fought bravely for their homeland.
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Gǔ古
dài代
zhàn战
zhēng争
cháng常
cháng常
shì是
qí骑
mǎ马
dǎ打
zhàng仗
。
Ancient warfare often involved fighting on horseback.
verb
to engage in a fight or struggle; to compete fiercely
informalFigurative extension, used for non-military struggles like business competition or sports matches.
Wǒ我
men们
zài在
shēng生
chǎn产
zhàn战
xiàn线
shàng上
dǎ打
le了
gè个
piào漂
liang亮
zhàng仗
。
We fought a great battle on the production front.
Zhè这
liǎng两
jiā家
gōng公
sī司
wèi为
le了
shì市
chǎng场
fèn份
é额
zhèng正
zài在
jī激
liè烈
de地
dǎ打
zhàng仗
。
These two companies are fiercely competing for market share.
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Zài在
shāng商
chǎng场
shàng上
dǎ打
zhàng仗
，
bì必
xū须
yào要
yǒu有
hǎo好
de的
cè策
lǜè略
。
To fight in the business world, you must have a good strategy.