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厌战

Word · VerbTraditional厭戰

war-weariness; be sick of war

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Meanings

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1.

verb

to be weary of war; to hate war; to be sick of fighting

Describes a psychological state of exhaustion or aversion toward prolonged conflict. Often used in military, historical, or political contexts.

Cháng长
qī期
zhàn战
zhēng争
dǎo导
zhì致
rén人
mín民
yàn厌
zhàn战
 。

The prolonged war caused the people to become weary of war.

Jūn军
duì队
zhōng中
chū出
xiàn现
le了
yàn厌
zhàn战
qíng情
xù绪
 。

War-weariness appeared in the army.

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Shì士
bīng兵
men们
pǔ普
biàn遍
yàn厌
zhàn战
 ,
kě渴
wàng望
hé和
píng平
 。

The soldiers were universally sick of war and longed for peace.