Definition & Meaning

armistice; cease-fire; call/have a truce

Word usage

xiū zhàn

休 战

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v.armistice; cease-fire; call/have a truce
- qián xiàn chǔ yú xiū zhàn
  前线处于休战。
  An armistice at the front line.
- pò huài xiū zhàn zhuàng tài
  破坏休战状态
  break the state of cease-fire
- tóng yì xiū zhàn
  同意休战
  agree to a truce
- xuān bù xiū zhàn
  宣布休战
  declare a ceasefire
- xiū zhàn sān tiān
  休战三天
  have a three-day truce
- xiū zhàn hé hǎo
  休战和好
  bury the hatchet
- xiū zhàn qí
  休战旗
  a flag of truce
- tā men tóng yì xuān bù xiū zhàn
  他们同意宣布休战。
  They agreed to call a truce.
- zàn shí xiū zhàn
  暂时休战
  a temporary armistice
- zhè yě xǔ huì huǒ shàng jiāo yóu pò huài dāng qián cuì ruò bù wěn de xiū zhàn jú miàn
  这也许会火上浇油，破坏当前脆弱不稳的休战局面。
  This may help to undermine the brittle truce that currently exists.
synonym
tíng zhàn停战 xī bīng息兵
antonym
kāi zhàn开战

Word usage

Separable word
"休" and "战" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 他们昨天休了战。
  They declared a truce yesterday.
- 双方都是寸土必争，一时还休不了战。
  Both sides are fighting for every inch of land and will not declare truce anytime soon.

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