How to say “war” in Chinese
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“War” in Chinese is 战争, zhàn zhēng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
战争 is read zhàn zhēng: 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.
It hints at the sound of 净 and 静 jìng.
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 “战争”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 战争. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 战争爆发后，他们离开了家乡。zhànzhēngbàofāhòu,tāmenlíkāilejiāxiāngWhen the war broke out, they left their hometown.
- 是谁发动了这场战争？shìshéifādònglezhèchǎngzhànzhēngWho started this war?
- 冲突不断升级，最后导致了战争。chōngtūbúduànshēngjí,zuìhòudǎozhìlezhànzhēngThe conflict kept escalating and in the end led to war.
- 这场战争是什么时候爆发的？zhèchǎngzhànzhēngshìshénmeshíhoubàofādeWhen did this war break out?
- 没有人喜欢战争méiyǒurénxǐhuanzhànzhēngNobody likes war.
More words from the lesson “How a war begins”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “war” in Chinese?
“War” in Chinese is 战争, pinyin zhànzhēng.
What does 战争 mean?
战争 (zhànzhēng) means “war”.
How do you write 战争?
战争 is 2 characters: 战 (zhàn) — war, battle; 争 (zhēng) — fight, argue. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 战争?
战争 is read zhànzhēng. Tones: zhàn — fourth tone, zhēng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“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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