zhàn chǎng
champ de bataille; champ de bataille
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他曾在战场上奋勇杀敌。
Tā céngzài zhànchǎng shàng fènyǒng shā dí.
He fought bravely on the battlefield.
这场战争在战场上打响了。
Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng zài zhànchǎng shàng dǎxiǎngle.
The war broke out on the battlefield.
他们正在战场上与敌人作战。
Tāmen zhèngzài zhànchǎng shàng yǔ dírén zuòzhàn.
They are fighting the enemy on the battlefield.
战场 (zhàn chǎng)
battlefield
沙场 (shā chǎng)
battlefield
和平 (hé píng)
peace
后方 (hòu fāng)
rear
The Chinese word 战场 (zhànchǎng) is composed of two characters: 战 (zhàn), meaning "war" or "battle," and 场 (chǎng), meaning "place" or "field." Together, they form the compound word 战场, which literally means "battlefield" or "war zone."The character 战 is derived from the ancient Chinese word 戈 (gē), which was a type of weapon used in warfare. The addition of the radical 止 (zhǐ), meaning "to stop," suggests that 战 represents the idea of stopping or preventing conflict.The character 场 is derived from the ancient Chinese word 廷 (tíng), which referred to a courtyard or open space. The addition of the radical 土 (tǔ), meaning "earth" or "land," suggests that 场 represents the idea of a specific location or area.When combined, the characters 战 and 场 form the word 战场, which refers to the specific place where a battle or war takes place. It is a commonly used term in both historical and contemporary contexts to describe the location of military conflicts.
