中法战争

Traditional form:

中法戰爭

Pinyin (reading):

Zhōng Fǎ Zhànzhēng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 战 - war, fighting, battle
• 争 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive

Traditional characters:

• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 法 - law, rule, statute; method, way; French
• 戰 - war, fighting, battle
• 爭 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive