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战斗 (zhàn dòu): Fight (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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战斗 consists of 2 characters.

to fight, to wage war

fight, struggle, or a unit of dry measure

How to Use 战斗 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith场

yī一

chǎng场

zhàn战

dòu斗

neutral

a battle

Verb + Objectwith参加

cān参

jiā加

zhàn战

dòu斗

Adjective + Nounwith激烈

jī激

liè烈

zhàn战

dòu斗

Verb + Complementwith到底

zhàn战

dòu斗

dào到

dǐ底

Adverb + Verbwith英勇

yīng英

yǒng勇

zhàn战

dòu斗

Example Sentences with 战斗

shì士

bīng兵

men们

zài在

zhàn战

dòu斗

。

neutral

participate in battle

neutral

fierce battle

formal

fight to the end

formal

fight bravely

The soldiers are fighting.

shì士

bīng兵

men们

wèi为

le了

bǎo保

wèi卫

jiā家

yuán园

yīng英

yǒng勇

de地

zhàn战

dòu斗

。

The soldiers fought bravely to defend their homeland.

zhè这

chǎng场

jī激

liè烈

de的

zhàn战

dòu斗

chí持

xù续

le了

zhěng整

zhěng整

sān三

tiān天

sān三

yè夜

。

This fierce battle lasted for three full days and nights.

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nǐ你

zhǔn准

bèi备

hǎo好

wèi为

nǐ你

de的

xìn信

niàn念

zhàn战

dòu斗

dào到

dǐ底

le了

ma吗

？

Are you ready to fight for your beliefs to the end?

yī医

shēng生

men们

zhèng正

zài在

yǔ与

jí疾

bìng病

zhàn战

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

zài在

rén人

shēng生

de的

rèn任

hé何

yì

suī虽

rán然

kùn困

nán难

chóng重

chóng重

，

dàn但

wǒ我

men

wèi为

le了

mèng梦

xiǎng想

，

tā他

měi每

tiān天

dōu都

zài

zhè这

chǎng场

zhàn战

dòu斗

bù不

jǐn仅

kǎo考

yàn验

tǐ体

dòu

斗

。

Doctors are fighting against diseases.

一

chǎng场

zhàn战

dòu斗

zhōng中

tuì退

suō缩

guò过

。

He has never retreated from any battle in his life.

们

réng仍

yào要

wèi为

zhèng正

yì义

ér而

zhàn战

dòu斗

。

Although there are numerous difficulties, we must still fight for justice.

在

zhàn战

dòu斗

。

He fights every day for his dreams.

lì

力

，

gèng更

kǎo考

yàn验

wǒ我

men们

de的

yì意

zhì志

lì力

。

This battle tests not only our physical strength but also our willpower.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 战斗.

Words with 战

作战zuòzhàn
冷战lěng zhàn
备战bèi zhàn
战争zhàn zhēng
战友zhàn yǒu
战场zhàn chǎng
战士zhàn shì
战役zhàn yì

Words with 斗

奋斗fèn dòu
搏斗bó dòu
斗争dòu zhēng
斗志dòu zhì
斗箕dǒu ji
泰斗tài dǒu
斗蟋蟀dòu xī shuài
艰苦奋斗jiān kǔ fèn dòu