zhànshì

战事

Word · NounTraditional戰事

military hostilities; warfare

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Meanings

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1.

noun

military hostilities; warfare; armed conflict

formal

Formal term commonly used in news reports and military contexts to refer to active conflicts or military operations.

Gāi该
dì地
qū区
zhàn战
shì事
pín频
fán繁
 ,
jū居
mín民
shēng生
huó活
shòu受
dào到
yán严
zhòng重
yǐng影
xiǎng响
 。

Military hostilities are frequent in that region, severely affecting residents' lives.

Liǎng两
guó国
zhī之
jiān间
de的
zhàn战
shì事
yǐ已
jīng经
chí持
xù续
le了
yī一
nián年
duō多
 。

The war between the two countries has already lasted more than a year.

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Zhè这
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
wèi未
xuān宣
bù布
de的
zhàn战
shì事
 。

This is an undeclared war.