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冷战 (lěng zhàn): Cold War (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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冷战 consists of 2 characters.

to fight, to wage war

How to Use 冷战 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 冷战 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith打

dǎ打

lěng冷

zhàn战

neutral

have a cold war

Adjective + Noun

lěng冷

zhàn战

shí时

qī期

neutral

Cold War period

Subject + Verb

lěng冷

zhàn战

jié结

shù束

formal

end of the Cold War

Example Sentences with 冷战

tā他

men们

chǎo吵

jià架

hòu后

，

kāi开

lěng冷

zhàn战

sī思

wéi维

formal

Cold War mentality

Měi美

Sū苏

lěng冷

zhàn战

formal

US-Soviet Cold War

shǐ

始

le了

lěng冷

zhàn战

。

After they argued, they started a cold war.

lěng冷

zhàn战

sī思

wéi维

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

yǐng影

xiǎng响

zhe着

mǒu某

xiē些

dà大

guó国

de的

wài外

jiāo交

zhèng政

cè策

。

Cold War mentality still influences the foreign policies of some major powers to this day.

nǐ你

men们

liǎ俩

de的

lěng冷

zhàn战

dǎ打

suàn算

chí持

xù续

dào到

shén什

me么

shí时

hòu候

cái才

jié结

shù束

？

How long do you two plan to keep up this cold war before ending it?

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lěng冷

zhàn战

shí时

qī期

，

měi美

guó国

hé和

sū苏

lián联

de的

guān关

xì系

hěn很

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

During the Cold War, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union was very tense.

lěng冷

zhàn战

qī期

jiān间

，

shuāng双

fāng方

cóng从

wèi未

lěng冷

zhàn战

bù不

jǐn仅

sù塑

zào造

le了

guó国

jì际

lěng冷

zhàn战

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

shì世

jiè界

gé格

lěng冷

zhàn战

jié结

shù束

hòu后

，

liǎng两

guó国

guān关

xì

bào

爆

fā发

guò过

zhí直

jiē接

de的

jūn军

shì事

chōng冲

tū突

。

During the Cold War, direct military conflict never broke out between the two sides.

zhì秩

xù序

，

yě也

cuī催

shēng生

le了

tài太

kōng空

jìng竞

sài赛

。

The Cold War not only shaped the international order but also spurred the space race.

jú

局

fā发

shēng生

le了

jù巨

dà大

biàn变

huà化

。

After the Cold War ended, the world order underwent significant changes.

系

cái才

zhú逐

jiàn渐

zǒu走

xiàng向

zhèng正

cháng常

huà化

。

Only after the Cold War ended did relations between the two countries gradually normalize.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 冷战.

Words with 冷

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冷冻lěng dòng
冷却lěng què
冷杉lěng shān
冷气lěng qì
冷水lěng shuǐ
冷淡lěng dàn
冷漠lěng mò

Words with 战

作战zuòzhàn
备战bèi zhàn
战争zhàn zhēng
战友zhàn yǒu
战场zhàn chǎng
战士zhàn shì
战役zhàn yì
战斗zhàn dòu