战争
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
战争 (zhànzhēng) · war
战争 (zhànzhēng) means “war”. It is written with 2 characters: 战 (war) + 争 (to argue). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 战争 is built
The characters
战 zhàn · war
What 战 is made of
- 占zhàn — to divine
- ⺊ — structural part
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- ⺊ — structural part
- 戈gē — spear
Origin hint: 戈 gives the meaning, 占 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
争 zhēng · to argue
What 争 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 彐jì — snout
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: Simplified form of 爭, two hands 爪 and 彐 fighting over 亅 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
爷爷给我讲过战争时的生活。Yéye gěi wǒ jiǎng guo zhànzhēng shí de shēnghuó.Grandpa told me about life during the war.
这部电影是讲战争的吗？Zhè bù diànyǐng shì jiǎng zhànzhēng de ma?Is this film about war?
Questions about 战争
What does 战争 mean?
战争 (zhànzhēng) means “war”.
How do you pronounce 战争?
战争 is pronounced zhànzhēng.
Which HSK level is 战争?
战争 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 挑战tiǎozhànchallenge
- 战斗zhàndòuto fight
- 战胜zhànshèngto defeat
- 战士zhànshìsoldier
- 战略zhànlüèstrategy
- 战术zhànshùtactics
- 战役zhànyìcampaign
- 争取zhēngqǔto try hard to
- 争论zhēnglùnto argue
- 竞争jìngzhēngto compete
Learn 战争 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 32: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.