Meaning of 作战
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- combat
- to fight
How to use 作战
作战 is a formal word used for military operations and organized fighting, and it also appears in news and official writing. It often follows 与 or 和 to name the enemy. Example: 士兵们在山区作战。(Shìbīngmen zài shānqū zuòzhàn.) The soldiers fought in the mountain area.
作 (zuò) means to do or make, and 战 (zhàn) means war or battle. Put them together and you get "doing battle," which is to fight or carry out combat.
Common mistake: Learners often write 做战 because 做 (zuò) and 作 (zuò) sound the same, but this word always uses 作. Also, 作战 is not for casual fights between people. For a fistfight use 打架 (dǎjià).
作战 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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作 zuò · to do · 7 strokes
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战 zhàn · war · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 作战.
| 工作 | gōngzuò | to work; (of a machine) to operate |
| 动作 | dòngzuò | movement; motion; action; to act; to move |
| 作用 | zuòyòng | to act on; to affect; action; function; activity |
| 作家 | zuòjiā | author |
| 作业 | zuòyè | school assignment; homework |
| 叫作 | jiàozuò | to call; to be called |
| 作文 | zuòwén | to write an essay; composition (student essay) |
| 合作 | hézuò | to cooperate; to collaborate; to work together |
| 作品 | zuòpǐn | work (of art); opus |
| 制作 | zhìzuò | to make; to manufacture |
| 作者 | zuòzhě | author; writer |
| 创作 | chuàngzuò | to create; to produce; to write; a creative work; a creation |
Questions about 作战
What does 作战 mean?
作战 (zuòzhàn) means "combat; to fight" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 作战?
作战 is made of 2 characters: 作 (7 strokes), 战 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 作战 an HSK word?
Yes. 作战 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 作战 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 作战 is written 作戰.
What is the difference between 作战 and 战斗?
Both relate to fighting. 作战 is a verb about carrying out combat or military operations as a whole. 战斗 (zhàndòu) can be a noun for a specific battle or a verb meaning to fight, and it is also used figuratively for struggle.
Can 作战 be used in a non-military sense?
Yes, in some fixed phrases. For example, 并肩作战 (bìngjiān zuòzhàn) means to fight side by side and can describe teammates working together on a hard task. 作战计划 (zuòzhàn jìhuà) means a battle plan and is sometimes used jokingly for any plan.