Definition & Meaning

fight; fight a war; wage war

Word usage

jiāo zhàn

交 战

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v.fight; fight a war; wage war
- jiāo zhàn xíng wéi
  交战行为
  belligerent act
- jiāo zhàn duì shǒu
  交战对手
  warring rival
- jiāo zhàn gè fāng
  交战各方
  warring parties
- jiāo zhàn lǐ yóu
  交战理由
  casus belli
- liǎng jūn jiāo zhàn
  两军交战。
  The two armies clashed.
- zhè chǎng jiāo zhàn zhú bù kuò dà chéng quán miàn zhàn zhēng
  这场交战逐步扩大成全面战争。
  The fighting escalated into a full-scale war.
synonym
jiāo shǒu交手 jiāo fēng交锋 kāi zhàn开战 kāi huǒ开火 jiāo huǒ交火 kāi zhàng开仗 jiāo bīng交兵
antonym
gòu hé媾和

Word usage

Separable word
"交" and "战" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 双方已经交了战。
  The two sides have already been at war.
- 两人终究没有交上战。
  The two did not fight a war after all.

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