hot war; actual armed warfare
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1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
hot war; actual armed warfare (as opposed to cold war)
technicalUsed in political, military, and international relations contexts to distinguish from 'cold war' (冷战), which involves political and economic conflict without direct military engagement.
Zhuān专
jiā家
rèn认
wéi为
，
liǎng两
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
bào爆
fā发
rè热
zhàn战
de的
kě可
néng能
xìng性
hěn很
xiǎo小
。
Experts believe that the possibility of a hot war breaking out between the two countries is very small.
Rè热
zhàn战
bǐ比
lěng冷
zhàn战
zào造
chéng成
de的
rén人
yuán员
shāng伤
wáng亡
gèng更
jiā加
yán严
zhòng重
。
Hot wars cause more serious casualties than cold wars.
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Lěng冷
zhàn战
jié结
shù束
hòu后
，
shì世
jiè界
bìng并
méi没
yǒu有
wán完
quán全
bì避
miǎn免
rè热
zhàn战
。
After the end of the Cold War, the world has not completely avoided hot wars.