拉锯战

Traditional form:

拉鋸戰

Pinyin (reading):

lājùzhàn

Definitions:

• to-and-fro tussle
• closely-fought contest

Characters:

• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 锯 - a saw; to saw, to amputate
• 战 - war, fighting, battle

Traditional characters:

• 拉 - to pull, to drag; to seize, to hold; to lengthen; to play (a violin)
• 鋸 - a saw; to saw, to amputate
• 戰 - war, fighting, battle