Meaning of 冷战
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
lěngzhàn
- cold war
- (fig.) strained relationship
- to be barely on speaking terms
Lěngzhàn
- (US-Soviet) Cold War
lěngzhan
- (coll.) shiver
- shudder
冷战 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
冷战以苏联解体结束。
The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.
是人都知道冷战是两国的对峙。
Everybody knows that Cold War is the confrontation between two nations.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
冷 lěng · cold · 7 strokes
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战 zhàn · war · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 冷战.
| 战争 | zhànzhēng | war; conflict |
| 冷静 | lěngjìng | calm; cool-headed; dispassionate; (of a place) deserted; quiet |
| 战斗 | zhàndòu | to fight; to engage in combat |
| 挑战 | tiǎozhàn | to challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge |
| 战士 | zhànshì | fighter; soldier |
| 战胜 | zhànshèng | to prevail over; to defeat |
| 寒冷 | hánlěng | cold (climate); frigid |
| 作战 | zuòzhàn | combat; to fight |
| 战场 | zhànchǎng | battlefield |
| 战术 | zhànshù | tactics |
| 战略 | zhànlüè | strategy |
| 战友 | zhànyǒu | comrade-in-arms; battle companion |
Questions about 冷战
What does 冷战 mean?
冷战 (lěngzhàn) means "cold war; (fig.) strained relationship" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 冷战?
冷战 is made of 2 characters: 冷 (7 strokes), 战 (9 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 冷战 an HSK word?
Yes. 冷战 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 冷战 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 冷战 is written 冷戰.