平津战役

Traditional form:

平津戰役

Pinyin (reading):

Píngjīn Zhànyì

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 津 - saliva, sweat; ferry, ford
• 战 - war, fighting, battle
• 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve

Traditional characters:

• 平 - flat, level, even; peaceful
• 津 - saliva, sweat; ferry, ford
• 戰 - war, fighting, battle
• 役 - servant, laborer; service; to serve