打
仗

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The word "打仗" is formed by combining the character "打", meaning to strike, which is itself composed of the hand radical 扌 indicating action and the phonetic component 丁, with the character "仗", meaning battle, composed of the person radical 亻 suggesting human involvement and the phonetic component 丈; together they create a verb-object compound where "打" denotes the action of fighting and "仗" denotes the context of war, thus conveying the meaning to engage in battle.

Example Sentences Hide

两个国家在打仗。

Liǎng gè guójiā zài dǎzhàng.

Two countries are at war.

历史上他们打过很多仗。

Lìshǐ shàng tāmen dǎ guò hěn duō zhàng.

In history, they have fought many battles.

为了和平，我们必须停止打仗。

Wèile hépíng, wǒmen bìxū tíngzhǐ dǎzhàng.

For peace, we must stop fighting wars.

如果打仗，人民会受苦。

Rúguǒ dǎzhàng, rénmín huì shòukǔ.

If there is war, the people will suffer.

将军指挥军队打仗很有经验。

Jiāngjūn zhǐhuī jūnduì dǎzhàng hěn yǒu jīngyàn.

The general has a lot of experience in commanding armies to fight wars.

Word Definition - 打仗

dǎ zhàng to fight a battle; to go to war

Individual Character Details

打 dá, dǎ
仗 zhàng