Definition & Meaning

engage in a battle; fight a battle/war; go to war

Word usage

dǎ zhàng

打 仗

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HSK6 NHSK 789－1 SW HSK PLUS

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v.engage in a battle; fight a battle/war; go to war
- zhè cì dǎ zhàng shī bài le
  这次打仗失败了。
  The war was lost.
- zhè ge guó jiā zài dǎ zhàng
  这个国家在打仗。
  The country is now at war.
- tā míng què biǎo shì bù duì yǐ jīng zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi qù dǎ zhàng
  他明确表示部队已经作好准备去打仗。
  He stated unequivocally that the forces were ready to go to war.
synonym
zhàn zhēng战争 zhàn dòu战斗 zuò zhàn作战 jiāo fēng交锋 jiāo zhàn交战 jiāo huǒ交火 gān gē干戈 bīng gē兵戈 jiāo bīng交兵
antonym
jiǎng hé讲和

Word usage

Separable word
"打" and "仗" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我爷爷以前当过兵，打过仗。
  My grandfather was a soldier and fought in the war.
- 昨天我军和敌军打了一仗。
  Our army had a fight with the enemy yesterday.
- 打完仗我就回了家乡。
  After the war, I went back to my hometown.

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