战 事 zhàn shì war / hostilities / fighting 搏 杀 bó shā fighting / killing 兵 戈 bīng gē weapons / arms / fighting / war 讧 strife / disorder / rioting / fighting / Taiwan pr. [hong2] 战 斗 力 zhàn dòu lì fighting strength 斗 志 dòu zhì will to fight / fighting spirit 混 战 hùn zhàn chaotic warfare / confused fighting / melee / to join in such fighting 八 路 军 Bā lù jūn Eighth Route Army, the larger of the two major Chinese communist forces fighting the Japanese in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) 开 打 kāi dǎ (of a sports competition or match) to commence / (of a war or battle) to break out / to perform acrobatic or choreographed fighting (in Chinese opera) / to brawl / to come to blows 威 名 wēi míng fame for fighting prowess / military glory 武 打 wǔ dǎ acrobatic fighting in Chinese opera or dance 恶 战 è zhàn hard fighting / fierce battle 拳 法 quán fǎ boxing / fighting technique 徒 手 tú shǒu with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing) 鏖 战 áo zhàn bitter fighting / a violent battle 恶 斗 è dòu hard fighting / fierce battle 貂 蝉 Diāo Chán Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dong3 Zhuo2] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü / Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bu4] 战 团 zhàn tuán fighting group / by extension, a fight / a fray 蒙 恬 Méng Tián Qin general Meng Tian (-210 BC), involved in 215 BC in fighting the Northern Xiongnu 匈奴 / and building the great wall 百 折 不 挠 bǎi zhé bù náo to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) / to be undaunted by repeated setbacks / to be indomitable 斗 鸡 dòu jī cock fighting 壮 丁 zhuàng dīng able-bodied man (capable of fighting in a war) 烈 女 liè nu:3 a woman who dies fighting for her honor or follows her husband in death 南 征 北 战 nán zhēng běi zhàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters 义 勇 yì yǒng courageous in fighting for a just cause 白 刃 战 bái rèn zhàn hand-to-hand fighting 白 军 Bái jūn White Guard or White Movement, anti-communist troops fighting against the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917-1922) 兄 弟 阋 墙 xiōng dì xì qiáng internecine strife (idiom) / fighting among oneself 鏖 violent fighting 斗 志 昂 扬 dòu zhì áng yáng having high fighting spirit 隔 岸 观 火 gé àn guān huǒ to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) 南 征 北 伐 nán zhēng běi fá war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters 东 征 西 怨 dōng zhēng xī yuàn war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters 东 征 西 讨 dōng zhēng xī tǎo war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters 东 讨 西 征 dōng tǎo xī zhēng war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters 案 兵 束 甲 àn bīng shù jiǎ to rest weapons and loosen armor (idiom) / to relax from fighting 案 甲 休 兵 àn jiǎ xiū bīng to put down weapon and let soldiers rest (idiom) / to relax from fighting 疏 财 仗 义 shū cái zhàng yì distributing money, fighting for virtue (idiom) / fig. generous in helping the needy 触 斗 蛮 争 chù dòu mán zhēng constant bickering and fighting (idiom) / constantly at each other's throats / struggle for personal gain 转 战 千 里 zhuǎn zhàn qiān lǐ fighting everywhere over a thousand miles (idiom) / constant fighting across the country / never-ending struggle 酗 酒 滋 事 xù jiǔ zī shì drunken fighting / to get drunk and quarrel 骁 勇 善 战 xiāo yǒng shàn zhàn to be brave and good at fighting (idiom) 郑 人 争 年 Zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom) / a futile quarrel 皖 南 事 变 Wǎn nán Shì biàn New Fourth Army Incident of 1940, involving fighting between the Nationalists and Communists 两 虎 相 争 liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng two tigers fighting (idiom) / fierce contest between evenly matched adversaries 南 征 北 讨 nán zhēng běi tǎo war on all sides (idiom) / fighting from all four quarters 吽 牙 ōu yá sound of dogs fighting, also written 吽呀[ou1 ya2] 恶 仗 è zhàng hard fighting / fierce battle 军 阀 混 战 jūn fá hùn zhàn incessant fighting between warlords 连 战 连 胜 lián zhàn lián shèng fighting and winning a series of battles (idiom) / ever victorious 斗 舰 dòu jiàn fighting ship 龟 船 guī chuán "turtle ship", armored warship used by Koreans in fighting the Japanese during the Imjin war of 1592-1598 壬辰倭亂|壬辰倭乱[ren2 chen2 wo1 luan4] 步 兵 战 车 bù bīng zhàn chē infantry fighting vehicle / infantry combat vehicle 曹 参 Cáo Cān Cao Can (-190 BC), second chancellor of Han Dynasty, contributed to its founding by fighting on Liu Bang's 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] side during the Chu-Han Contention 楚漢戰爭|楚汉战争[Chu3 Han4 Zhan4 zheng1] / also pr. [Cao2 Shen1] 恋 战 liàn zhàn to zealously continue fighting 战 斗 负 载 fighting load equipment / fighting load 打 击 洗 钱 特 别 调 查 委 员 会 Special Investigation Commission for Fighting Money Laundering 与 战 斗 部 队 有 关 系 的 儿 童 children associated with fighting forces 轮 式 装 甲 战 车 wheeled armoured fighting vehicles 装 甲 步 兵 战 车 armoured infantry combat vehicle / armoured infantry fighting vehicle 履 带 装 甲 战 车 tracked armoured fighting vehicles 肯 尼 亚 妇 女 对 抗 艾 滋 病 协 会 Women Fighting AIDS in Kenya 在 建 成 区 作 战 fighting in built-up areas 战 斗 能 力 war fighting capabilities 屡 败 屡 战 lu:3 bài lu:3 zhàn to keep on fighting despite continual setbacks (idiom) 拉 开 架 势 lā kāi jià shi to assume a fighting stance / (fig.) to take the offensive 教 师 爷 jiào shī yé master of martial arts, in former times often employed by a landlord to teach fighting skills and guard the house / (fig.) sb who arrogantly and condescendingly lectures others 风 火 轮 fēng huǒ lún (martial arts) wind-and-fire wheel, weapon used in hand-to-hand fighting / (Daoism) a magical pair of wheels on which one can stand to ride at great speed, used by Nezha 哪吒[Ne2 zha5] / (fig.) never-ending treadmill
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