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打仗

dǎzhàng

to fight, to go to war

Red and green paper toy soldiers face each other
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Characters in this word

打 dǎ

Strokes
5
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 丁 nail
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

仗 zhàng

Strokes
5
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 丈 gentleman, man, husband
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 仗

Example phrases

  • 普通百姓最害怕的不是贫困,而是两个国家突然打仗。 Pǔtōng bǎixìng zuì hàipà de bú shì pínkùn, ér shì liǎng ge guójiā tūrán dǎzhàng. What ordinary people fear most is not poverty, but two countries suddenly going to war.
  • 历史书里讲了很多古代打仗的故事。 Lìshǐ shū lǐ jiǎng le hěn duō gǔdài dǎzhàng de gùshi. History books tell many stories about wars in ancient times.
  • 孩子们喜欢玩打仗的游戏,总要分成两队。 Háizimen xǐhuan wán dǎzhàng de yóuxì, zǒng yào fēnchéng liǎng duì. Kids like playing war games and always split into two teams.

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