How to say “battle” in Chinese
battle, combat; fight
“Battle” in Chinese is 战斗, zhàn dòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
战斗 is read zhàn dòu: 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 right, 戈 “weapon”; on the left, 占 zhàn hints at the reading.
Second reading: dǒu, “grain measure”, as in 科.
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 “战斗”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 战斗. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 战斗持续了三天三夜zhàndòuchíxùlesāntiānsānyèThe battle lasted three days and three nights.
- 联合国要求双方立即停止战斗LiánhéguóyāoqiúshuāngfānglìjítíngzhǐzhàndòuThe UN demands that both sides stop fighting immediately.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “battle” in Chinese?
“Battle” in Chinese is 战斗, pinyin zhàndòu.
What does 战斗 mean?
战斗 (zhàndòu) means “battle, combat; fight”.
How do you write 战斗?
战斗 is 2 characters: 战 (zhàn) — war, battle; 斗 (dòu) — fight, struggle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 战斗?
战斗 is read zhàndòu. Tones: zhàn — fourth tone, dòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“battle” in the lesson “The sides of a conflict”
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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