massacre; bloody battle
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to engage in a bloody battle; to have a massacre
literaryA literary and somewhat archaic term used in historical or formal contexts to describe fierce and bloody warfare or slaughter. Not used in modern daily conversation.
Shǐ史
shū书
shàng上
jì记
zǎi载
le了
nà那
chǎng场
dié喋
xuè血
shā沙
chǎng场
de的
cǎn惨
liè烈
zhàn战
yì役
。
The history books record the fierce and bloody battle that stained the battlefield.
Nà那
ge个
cháo朝
dài代
gēng更
dié迭
de的
shí时
qī期
chōng充
mǎn满
le了
dié喋
xuè血
yǔ与
yīn阴
móu谋
。
The period of that dynastic transition was filled with bloodshed and conspiracy.
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Gōng宫
tíng廷
zhèng政
biàn变
zhī之
hòu后
，
dié喋
xuè血
shì事
jiàn件
shí时
yǒu有
fā发
shēng生
。
After the palace coup, bloody incidents occurred from time to time.