life-and-death battle; fight to the death
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Meanings
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life-and-death battle; do-or-die struggle; desperate fight
Emphasizes the finality and desperation of the conflict, often used in military or historical contexts.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
sǐ死
zhàn战
，
wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
quán全
lì力
yǐ以
fù赴
。
This is a life-and-death battle; we must give it our all.
Liǎng两
jūn军
jué决
yī一
sǐ死
zhàn战
，
shèng胜
fù负
zài在
cǐ此
yī一
jǔ举
。
The two armies will fight a decisive battle to the death; victory or defeat hangs in the balance.
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Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
chǎng场
sǐ死
zhàn战
，
shì士
bīng兵
men们
háo毫
bù不
wèi畏
jù惧
。
Facing this desperate struggle, the soldiers showed no fear.
verb
to fight desperately; to fight to the death; to resist unto death
Implies refusal to surrender and willingness to fight until the end, often followed by 到底 (to the end).
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
jué决
xīn心
yǔ与
dí敌
rén人
sǐ死
zhàn战
dào到
dǐ底
。
The soldiers were determined to fight the enemy to the death.
Jí即
shǐ使
zhǐ只
shèng剩
yī一
rén人
，
yě也
yào要
sǐ死
zhàn战
bù不
tuì退
。
Even if only one man remains, we must fight to the death and not retreat.
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Tā他
men们
fā发
shì誓
yào要
yǔ与
chéng城
chí池
gòng共
cún存
wáng亡
，
sǐ死
zhàn战
dào到
dǐ底
。
They vowed to share the fate of the city, fighting desperately to the bitter end.