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征战

Word · VerbTraditional征戰

go on a campaign; fight

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb

to go on a military campaign; to fight in a war

formal

Often used in historical, literary, or formal contexts describing military expeditions or prolonged warfare.

Tā他
men们
wèi为
le了
bǎo保
wèi卫
guó国
jiā家
sì四
chù处
zhēng征
zhàn战
 。

They fought everywhere to defend their country.

Zhè这
wèi位
jiāng将
jūn军
yī一
shēng生
zhēng征
zhàn战
shā沙
chǎng场
 ,
lì立
xià下
hè赫
hè赫
zhàn战
gōng功
 。

This general spent his life fighting on battlefields, establishing brilliant military achievements.

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Lián连
nián年
zhēng征
zhàn战
ràng让
bǎi百
xìng姓
kǔ苦
bù不
kān堪
yán言
 。

Years of continuous warfare made the people suffer unspeakably.

Gǔ古
dài代
dì帝
wáng王
cháng常
cháng常
wèi为
le了
kuò扩
zhāng张
lǐng领
tǔ土
ér而
zhēng征
zhàn战
sì四
fāng方
 。

Ancient emperors often fought on all sides to expand their territory.