打仗

打仗 dǎzhàng

Fight a battle (warfare)

打仗 in a sentence HSK 6 dazhang

What 打仗 means

  1. Fight a battle (warfare)

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打仗 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

打
dǎ / dá
Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen
仗
zhàng
Battle (fight - weapons - be armed - rely on)

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打仗 in a sentence

爷爷年轻的时候上过战场,打仗打了整整三年。
Yéye niánqīng de shíhou shàng guo zhànchǎng, dǎzhàng dǎ le zhěngzhěng sān nián.
Grandpa went to the front when he was young and fought for three full years.
谁也不希望打仗。
Shéi yě bù xīwàng dǎzhàng.
Nobody wants war.

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Questions about 打仗

What does 打仗 mean in English?

打仗 is pronounced dǎzhàng and means Fight a battle (warfare).

How do you pronounce 打仗?

打仗 is dǎzhàng in pinyin — written dazhang without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 打仗?

打仗 is written with 2 characters: 打 (dǎ / dá) Hit (beat - break - make); Dozen, 仗 (zhàng) Battle (fight - weapons - be armed - rely on). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 打仗 an HSK word?

Yes — 打仗 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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