Meaning
battle
Chinese: 依靠；也指战斗。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “zhang” becomes a different word in each tone. 仗 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle; to go to war
- 对仗duì zhàngantithesis (two lines of poetry matching in sense and sound); to fight; to wage war
- 开仗kāi zhàngto start a war; to open hostilities
- 仗义zhàng yìto uphold justice; to be loyal (to one's friends); to stick by
- 死仗sǐ zhàngto fight bitterly; hard struggle
Example Sentence
古时候，两国之间常常打仗。Gǔ shí hou, liǎng guó zhī jiān cháng cháng dǎ zhàng.In ancient times, the two countries often went to war.
古时候Gǔ shí houin ancient times，两国之间liǎng guó zhī jiānbetween the two countries常常cháng chángfrequently打仗dǎ zhàngto fight a battle。