Usage of the character 戰

unrestricted warfare (originally the title of a Chinese book published in 1999, later used to refer to war by any means, military or non-military, including cyberwarfare, economic warfare etc)

kuángzhànshì

狂战士

[狂戰士]

berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)

yùndòngzhàn

运动战

[運動戰]

mobile warfare

Tíngzhànrì

停战日

[停戰日]

Armistice Day

lùzhànqí

陆战棋

[陸戰棋]

see 軍棋／军棋 (jūnqí)

zhànlüèxìng

战略性

[戰略性]

strategic

rènzhīzhàn

认知战

[認知戰]

cognitive warfare

qiánshàozhàn

前哨战

[前哨戰]

skirmish

kǒujiǎozhàn

口角战

[口角戰]

war of words

zhǐzhànyuán

指战员

[指戰員]

PLA commanders and fighters

lājùzhàn

拉锯战

[拉鋸戰]

to-and-fro tussle
closely-fought contest

yězhànjūn

野战军

[野戰軍]

field army

màoyìzhàn

贸易战

[貿易戰]

trade war

zhàndòuzhě

战斗者

[戰鬥者]

fighter

xīnlǐzhàn

心理战

[心理戰]

psychological warfare
psychological operations
psyop

zhànlièjiàn

战列舰

[戰列艦]

battleship

yóujīzhàn

游击战

[遊擊戰]

guerrilla warfare

zhànguómò

战国末

[戰國末]

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

zhàndòujī

战斗机

[戰鬥機]

fighter (aircraft)

dǎlěngzhan

打冷战

[打冷戰]

to shiver
to shudder

kǒushuǐzhàn

口水战

[口水戰]

war of words

chíjiǔzhàn

持久战

[持久戰]

prolonged war
war of attrition

zhànlüèjiā

战略家

[戰略家]

a strategist

Zhànguócè

战国策

[戰國策]

"Strategies of the Warring States", chronicle of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), possibly written by Su Qin 蘇秦／苏秦 ( Sū Qín)

Tǒng Zhànbù

统战部

[統戰部]

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)
abbr. for 統一戰線工作部／统一战线工作部 ( Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù)

shēngwùzhàn

生物战

[生物戰]

germ warfare
biological warfare

zhàndòubù

战斗部

[戰斗部]

warhead

zhàndòulì

战斗力

[戰鬥力]

fighting strength

ròubózhàn

肉搏战

[肉搏戰]

hand-to-hand combat

zhàndòuyíng

战斗营

[戰鬥營]

boot camp

huàxuézhàn

化学战

[化學戰]

chemical warfare

zhēngduózhàn

争夺战

[爭奪戰]

struggle

tiǎozhànzhě

挑战者

[挑戰者]

challenger

xiāohàozhàn

消耗战

[消耗戰]

war of attrition

zhǔzhànpài

主战派

[主戰派]

the pro-war faction
hawks

xìjūnzhàn

细菌战

[細菌戰]

biological warfare; germ warfare

shǎndiànzhàn

闪电战

[閃電戰]

blitzkrieg
blitz

chēlúnzhàn

车轮战

[車輪戰]

tactic of several persons or groups taking turns to fight one opponent; tag-team attack

dǎyězhàn

打野战

[打野戰]

see 打野炮 (dǎyěpào)

zhànjīngjīng

战兢兢

[戰兢兢]

shaking with fear

shǎnjīzhàn

闪击战

[閃擊戰]

lightning war
Blitzkrieg

zhànlìpǐn

战利品

[戰利品]

spoils of war

zhàndòujiàn

战斗舰

[戰鬥艦]

battleship

Hùguózhàn

护国战

[護國戰]

National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱／袁世凯 ( Yuán Shìkǎi) as emperor

qiànháozhàn

堑壕战

[塹壕戰]

trench warfare

zhàndòuqún

战斗群

[戰鬥群]

battle group
naval formation headed by an aircraft carrier

rénhǎizhànshù

人海战术

[人海戰術]

(military) human wave attack

bùfángyíngzhàn

布防迎战

[布防迎戰]

to prepare to meet the enemy head-on

liánzhànliánshèng

连战连胜

[連戰連勝]

fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom); ever victorious

dúlìzhànzhēng

独立战争

[獨立戰爭]

war of independence

zhànlüèhuǒbàn

战略伙伴

[戰略伙伴]

strategic partner

bùxīyīzhàn

不惜一战

[不惜一戰]

to be ready to go to war

dǎnzhànxīnjīng

胆战心惊

[膽戰心驚]

to tremble with fear (idiom)
scared witless

Huáihǎi Zhànyì

淮海战役

[淮海戰役]

Huaihai Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War, considered the determining battle of the war

zhànzhànlìlì

战战栗栗

[戰戰慄慄]

to tremble with fear

Cháoxiǎn Zhànzhēng

朝鲜战争

[朝鮮戰爭]

Korean War (1950-1953)

Bǐngzǐ Zhànzhēng

丙子战争

[丙子戰爭]

second Manchu invasion of Korea (1636)

yǒuzhēngwúzhàn

有征无战

[有征無戰]

to win without a fight (idiom)

xiāoyǒngshànzhàn

骁勇善战

[驍勇善戰]

to be brave and good at fighting (idiom)

Liǎng Yī Zhànzhēng

两伊战争

[兩伊戰爭]

Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

Yāpiàn Zhànzhēng

鸦片战争

[鴉片戰爭]

the Opium Wars of 1840-1842 and 1860-1861

Chìbìzhī Zhàn

赤壁之战

[赤壁之戰]

Battle of Redcliff of 208 at Chibi in Huangzhou district 黃州區／黄州区 ( Huángzhōuqū) of Huanggang city 黃岡／黄冈 ( Huánggāng), a decisive defeat of Cao Cao 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) at the hands of southern kingdom of Wu
famous episode in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義／三国演义 ( Sānguó Yǎnyì)

Xīngjì Dàzhàn

星际大战

[星際大戰]

(Tw) Star Wars

bùzhànbùhé

不战不和

[不戰不和]

neither war nor peace

Liù Rì Zhànzhēng

六日战争

[六日戰爭]

the Six-Day War of June 1967 between Israel and its Arab neighbors

Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng

楚汉战争

[楚漢戰爭]

Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦／刘邦 ( Liú Bāng) of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽／项羽 ( Xiàng Yǔ) of Chu

jiǎjízhànfàn

甲级战犯

[甲級戰犯]

a grade A war criminal

Dīngmǎo Zhànzhēng

丁卯战争

[丁卯戰爭]

first Manchu invasion of Korea (1627)

Píngjīn Zhànyì

平津战役

[平津戰役]

Pingjin Campaign (Nov 1948-Jan 1949), one of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

sùzhànsùjué

速战速决

[速戰速決]

a blitzkrieg strategy (idiom)
to resolve sth in the shortest time possible
to get sth done quickly

yùxuèkǔzhàn

浴血苦战

[浴血苦戰]

a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)

bǎocānzhànfàn

饱餐战饭

[飽餐戰飯]

to fill one's belly before the battle (idiom)

Jiǎng Guìzhànzhēng

蒋桂战争

[蔣桂戰爭]

confrontation of 1929 between Chiang Kaishek and the Guangxi warlord faction

Bāxīzhànwǔ

巴西战舞

[巴西戰舞]

capoeira

nánzhēngběizhàn

南征北战

[南征北戰]

war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

tǒngyīzhànxiàn

统一战线

[統一戰線]

united front

zhànguóqīxióng

战国七雄

[戰國七雄]

Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齊／齐 ( Qí), 楚 ( Chǔ), 燕 ( Yān), 韓／韩 ( Hán), 趙／赵 ( Zhào), 魏 ( Wèi) and 秦 ( Qín)

rénmínzhànzhēng

人民战争

[人民戰爭]

people's war, military strategy advocated by Mao whereby a large number of ordinary citizens provide support in a campaign

qīnlüèzhànzhēng

侵略战争

[侵略戰爭]

war of aggression

Zhōng Fǎ Zhànzhēng

中法战争

[中法戰爭]

Sino-French War (1883-1885) (concerning French seizure of Vietnam)

Bǎijǔzhī Zhàn

柏举之战

[柏舉之戰]

Battle of Baiju (506 BC), in which Wu 吳／吴 ( Wú) scored a crushing victory over Chu 楚 ( Chǔ)

zhànwúbùshèng

战无不胜

[戰無不勝]

(idiom) all-conquering; invincible

zhànshùdǎodàn

战术导弹

[戰術導彈]

tactical missile

hùfǎzhànzhēng

护法战争

[護法戰爭]

National protection war or Campaign to defend the republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai as emperor

lüzhànlübài

屡战屡败

[屢戰屢敗]

to suffer defeat in every battle (idiom)

chénzhuóyìngzhàn

沉着应战

[沉著應戰]

to remain calm in the face of adversity (idiom)

shēngwùzhànjì

生物战剂

[生物戰劑]

biological agent
biological warfare agent

Rì E Zhànzhēng

日俄战争

[日俄戰爭]

the war of 1904-1905 between Russia and Japan

hézhàndòubù

核战斗部

[核戰斗部]

nuclear warhead

Pǔ Fǎ Zhànzhēng

普法战争

[普法戰爭]

Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871)

Déguózhànchē

德国战车

[德國戰車]

Rammstein (German metal band)

bùxuān'érzhàn

不宣而战

[不宣而戰]

open hostilities without declaring war
start an undeclared war

Hùguó Zhànzhēng

护国战争

[護國戰爭]

National Protection War or Campaign to Defend the Republic (1915), a rebellion against the installation of Yuan Shikai 袁世凱／袁世凯 ( Yuán Shìkǎi) as emperor

zhànzhànjīngjīng

战战兢兢

[戰戰兢兢]

trembling with fear
with fear and trepidation

tuōyánzhànshù

拖延战术

[拖延戰術]

delaying tactics
deliberate procrastination

Guó- Gòng Nèizhàn

国共内战

[國共內戰]

Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)

zhànlüèhuǒbàn

战略夥伴

[戰略夥伴]

variant of 戰略伙伴／战略伙伴 (zhànlüèhuǒbàn)

zhànlüèyàodiǎn

战略要点

[戰略要點]

strategic point

guónèizhànzhēng

国内战争

[國內戰爭]

civil war
internal struggle

Bǎituán Dàzhàn

百团大战

[百團大戰]

Hundred Regiments offensive of August-December 1940, a large scale offensive against the Japanese by the communists

yíngjiētiǎozhàn

迎接挑战

[迎接挑戰]

to meet a challenge

chóngpīzhànpáo

重披战袍

[重披戰袍]

(fig.) to re-enter the fray; to return to a field of activity after a period of absence

fǎnshēngwùzhàn

反生物战

[反生物戰]

biological (warfare) defense

fàngshèzuòzhàn

放射作战

[放射作戰]

radiological operations

bèishuǐyīzhàn

背水一战

[背水一戰]

lit. fight with one's back to the river (idiom); fig. to fight to win or die

Jiěfàng Zhànzhēng

解放战争

[解放戰爭]

War of Liberation (1945-49), after which the Communists 共產黨武裝／共产党武装 under Mao Zedong 毛澤東／毛泽东 took over from the Nationalists 國民政府／国民政府 under Chiang Kai-shek 蔣介石／蒋介石

Tiǎozhànzhě Hào

挑战者号

[挑戰者號]

Space Shuttle Challenger

Chūnqiū Zhànguó

春秋战国

[春秋戰國]

the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods

Bùnì Zhànzhēng

布匿战争

[布匿戰爭]

the three Punic Wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage

Zhànguó Shídài

战国时代

[戰國時代]

the Warring States period (475-221 BC)
Japanese Warring States period (15th-17th century)

báiyīzhànshì

白衣战士

[白衣戰士]

warrior in white
medical worker

dìyuánzhànlüè

地缘战略

[地緣戰略]

geostrategic

Xīngqiú Dàzhàn

星球大战

[星球大戰]

Star Wars

Liáoshěn Zhànyì

辽沈战役

[遼瀋戰役]

Liaoshen Campaign (Sep-Nov 1948), the first of the three major campaigns by the People's Liberation Army near the end of the Chinese Civil War

zhànguómònián

战国末年

[戰國末年]

late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty

tiǎodēngyèzhàn

挑灯夜战

[挑燈夜戰]

to raise a lantern and fight at night (idiom); fig. to work into the night
to burn the midnight oil

zhànhuǒfēnfēi

战火纷飞

[戰火紛飛]

fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war

Zhōng Yuè Zhànzhēng

中越战争

[中越戰爭]

Sino-Vietnamese War (1979)

fǎnzhànkàngyì

反战抗议

[反戰抗議]

antiwar protest

zhànsǐshāchǎng

战死沙场

[戰死沙場]

to die in battle (idiom)

Jiǎwǔ Zhànzhēng

甲午战争

[甲午戰爭]

First Sino-Japanese War (1894-95)

Zhí Wǎnzhànzhēng

直皖战争

[直皖戰爭]

war of 1920 between Northern Warlords, in which the Zhili faction beat the Anhui faction and took over the Beijing government

bǎizhànbùdài

百战不殆

[百戰不殆]

to come unscathed through a hundred battles (idiom, from Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法／孙子兵法 ( Sūnzǐ Bīngfǎ)); to win every fight

shēnjīngbǎizhàn

身经百战

[身經百戰]

lit. veteran of a hundred battles (idiom)
fig. experienced
seasoned

Jīxiè Zhànjǐng

机械战警

[機械戰警]

RoboCop (movie)

bǎizhànbǎishèng

百战百胜

[百戰百勝]

to emerge victorious in every battle
to be ever-victorious

Ercì Dàzhàn

二次大战

[二次大戰]

World War Two

shìjièdàzhàn

世界大战

[世界大戰]

world war

Guāndùzhī Zhàn

官渡之战

[官渡之戰]

Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 ( Cáo Cāo) domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌／许昌 ( Xǔchāng) in north Henan)

fǎnkǒngzhànzhēng

反恐战争

[反恐戰爭]

war on terrorism

gūjūnfènzhàn

孤军奋战

[孤軍奮戰]

lit. lone army putting up a brave fight (idiom)
fig. (of a person or group of people) struggling hard without support

Chángpíngzhī Zhàn

长平之战

[長平之戰]

Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦軍／秦军 ( Qínjūn) encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000

xīnjīngdǎnzhàn

心惊胆战

[心驚膽戰]

lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear
scared witless

báisèzhànjì

白色战剂

[白色戰劑]

Agent White

Yuènán Zhànzhēng

越南战争

[越南戰爭]

Vietnam War (1955-1975)

jūnfáhùnzhàn

军阀混战

[軍閥混戰]

incessant fighting between warlords

Kàng Rì Zhànzhēng

抗日战争

[抗日戰爭]

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

Hǎiwān Zhànzhēng

海湾战争

[海灣戰爭]

(Persian) Gulf War

shǒuzhàngàojié

首战告捷

[首戰告捷]

to win the first battle

zhuǎnzhànqiānlǐ

转战千里

[轉戰千里]

fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom); constant fighting across the country
never-ending struggle

chéngsèzhànjì

橙色战剂

[橙色戰劑]

Agent Orange (herbicide)

Méiguī Zhànzhēng

玫瑰战争

[玫瑰戰爭]

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485)

huàxuézhànjì

化学战剂

[化學戰劑]

chemical warfare agent

zuòzhànshīzōng

作战失踪

[作戰失蹤]

see 作戰失蹤人員／作战失踪人员 (zuòzhànshīzōngrényuán)

chúnqiāngshézhàn

唇枪舌战

[唇槍舌戰]

see 唇槍舌劍／唇枪舌剑 (chúnqiāngshéjiàn)

lübàilüzhàn

屡败屡战

[屢敗屢戰]

to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom)

wǔjǐngzhànshì

武警战士

[武警戰士]

armed fighters
armed police
militia

Zhànzhēngyǔ Hépíng

战争与和平

[戰爭與和平]

War and Peace by Tolstoy 托爾斯泰／托尔斯泰

hǎijūnlùzhànduì

海军陆战队

[海軍陸戰隊]

marine corps
marines

Mèngliánggù Zhànyì

孟良崮战役

[孟良崮戰役]

Battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists

zhànlüèhōngzhàjī

战略轰炸机

[戰略轟炸機]

strategic bomber

Zhōngtú Dǎo Zhànyì

中途岛战役

[中途島戰役]

Battle of Midway, June 1942

Bùlièdiān Zhànyì

不列颠战役

[不列顛戰役]

Battle of Britain (Jul-Oct 1940)

Shúzuìrìzhànzhēng

赎罪日战争

[贖罪日戰爭]

the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

Dáluósīzhī Zhàn

怛罗斯之战

[怛羅斯之戰]

Battle of Talas (751), military engagement in the valley of the Talas River 塔拉斯河 ( Tǎlāsī Hé), in which Arab forces defeated Tang armies, marking the end of Tang westward expansion

huàxuézhàndòubù

化学战斗部

[化學戰斗部]

chemical warhead

Tàipíng Yáng Zhànzhēng

太平洋战争

[太平洋戰爭]

Pacific War between Japan and the US, 1941-1945

zhànlüèhélìliang

战略核力量

[戰略核力量]

strategic nuclear force

Bā Er Sān Pàozhàn

八二三炮战

[八二三炮戰]

bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis

Liù Erwǔ Zhànzhēng

六二五战争

[六二五戰爭]

the Korean War (started June 25 1950)

zhànlüèhéwǔqì

战略核武器

[戰略核武器]

strategic nuclear weapon

Sà'ěrhǔzhī Zhàn

萨尔浒之战

[薩爾滸之戰]

Battle of Sarhu in 1619, in which the Manchus under Nurhaci 努爾哈赤／努尔哈赤 ( Nǔ'ěrhāchì) crushed four Ming armies

zhànshùhéwǔqì

战术核武器

[戰術核武器]

tactical nuclear weapons

wúmíngzhànshìmù

无名战士墓

[無名戰士墓]

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Kèlǐmù Zhànzhēng

克里木战争

[克里木戰爭]

the Crimean War (1853-1856)

Chūnqiū Zhànguó Shídài

春秋战国时代

[春秋戰國時代]

the Spring and Autumn (770-476 BC) and Warring States (475-221 BC) periods
Eastern Zhou (770-221 BC)

Bùlièdiān Bǎowèizhàn

不列颠保卫战

[不列顛保衛戰]

see 不列顛戰役／不列颠战役 ( Bùlièdiān Zhànyì)

zhànlüèfángyùchàngyì

战略防御倡议

[戰略防御倡議]

strategic defense initiative (SDI)

Měiguó Dúlì Zhànzhēng

美国独立战争

[美國獨立戰爭]

American War of Independence (1775-1783)

Ercì Shìjiè Dàzhàn

二次世界大战

[二次世界大戰]

World War Two

Bǎnméndiàntíngzhàncūn

板门店停战村

[板門店停戰村]

Panmunjom village on the DMZ between North and South Korea

bǎozhèngpòhuàizhànlüè

保证破坏战略

[保證破壞戰略]

assured destruction strategy

zuòzhànshīzōngrényuán

作战失踪人员

[作戰失蹤人員]

missing in action (MIA) (military)

Tǒngyī Zhànxiàn Gōngzuòbù

统一战线工作部

[統一戰線工作部]

United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee (UFWD)

Dì'èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn

第二次世界大战

[第二次世界大戰]

World War II

Sīdàlíngélè Zhànyì

斯大林格勒战役

[斯大林格勒戰役]

Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943), decisive battle of Second World War and one of the bloodiest battles in history, when the Germans failed to take Stalingrad, were then trapped and destroyed by Soviet forces

Dìyīcì Shìjiè Dàzhàn

第一次世界大战

[第一次世界大戰]