How to say “fight a war” in Chinese
fight a war, do battle
“Fight a war” in Chinese is 打仗, dǎ zhàng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
打仗 is read dǎ zhàng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 扌 “hand”.
On the left, 亻 “person”; on the right, 丈 zhàng hints at the reading.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “打仗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 打仗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这两个国家打仗打了八年。zhèliǎnggeguójiādǎzhàngdǎlebāniánThese two countries fought a war for eight years.
- 老百姓都不愿意打仗lǎobǎixìngdōubúyuànyìdǎzhàngOrdinary people don't want to go to war.
More words from the lesson “How a war begins”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “fight a war” in Chinese?
“Fight a war” in Chinese is 打仗, pinyin dǎzhàng.
What does 打仗 mean?
打仗 (dǎzhàng) means “fight a war, do battle”.
How do you write 打仗?
打仗 is 2 characters: 打 (dǎ) — hit, strike; 仗 (zhàng) — battle; rely on. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 打仗?
打仗 is read dǎzhàng. Tones: dǎ — third tone, zhàng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“fight a war” in the lesson “How a war begins”
This word is from the topic “Peace, war and diplomacy” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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