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巷战

Word · NounTraditional巷戰

street fighting; urban combat

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Meanings

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noun

street fighting; urban combat; house-to-house fighting in city streets

Refers specifically to combat taking place within urban streets and alleys, typically characterized by close-quarters fighting, limited visibility, and difficulty in distinguishing combatants from civilians.

Zhè这
chǎng场
xiàng巷
zhàn战
chí持
xù续
le了
sān三
tiān天
sān三
yè夜
 。

This street fighting lasted for three days and three nights.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zhèng正
zài在
jìn进
xíng行
jī激
liè烈
de的
xiàng巷
zhàn战
 。

The soldiers are engaged in fierce urban combat.

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Chéng城
shì市
xiàng巷
zhàn战
shì是
zuì最
nán难
dǎ打
de的
zhàn战
dòu斗
zhī之
yī一
 。

Street fighting in cities is one of the most difficult types of combat.