zhàn dòu
fight; battle; combat
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这场战斗非常激烈。
Zhè chǎng zhàn dòu fēi cháng jī liè.
This battle was very intense.
他们在战斗中牺牲了。
Tā men zài zhàn dòu zhōng xī shēng le.
They sacrificed themselves in the battle.
我们必须为战斗做好准备。
Wǒ men bì xū wèi zhàn dòu zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi.
We must be prepared for the battle.
作战 (zuòzhàn)
fight
交战 (jiāozhàn)
engage in battle
和平 (hé píng)
peace
休战 (xiū zhàn)
armistice
The Chinese word 战斗 (zhàn dòu) is composed of two characters: 战 (zhàn) and 斗 (dòu). The character 战 originally meant "to stop" or "to obstruct", but it later came to mean "to fight" or "to wage war". The character 斗 originally meant "a dipper" or "a ladle", but it later came to mean "to fight" or "to compete". The combination of these two characters creates the word 战斗, which means "to fight" or "to engage in battle".The word 战斗 is often used in a military context, but it can also be used in a more general sense to refer to any kind of fight or competition. For example, it can be used to describe a fight between two people, a battle between two armies, or a competition between two teams.The word 战斗 is a very common word in Chinese, and it is used in a wide variety of contexts. It is an important word for HSK learners to know, as it is used in many everyday conversations.
