宣战 meaning in English

xuānzhàn

to declare war

Traditional 宣戰18 strokes

Meaning of 宣战

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xuānzhàn
  1. to declare war

宣战 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

该gāi国guó对duì其qí邻lín国guó宣xuān战zhàn了le。
The country declared war against its neighbor.

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宣 xuān · to proclaim · 9 strokes

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战 zhàn · war · 9 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 宣战.

宣布xuānbùto declare; to announce
宣传xuānchuánto disseminate; to give publicity to
战争zhànzhēngwar; conflict
战斗zhàndòuto fight; to engage in combat
挑战tiǎozhànto challenge; to take on a challenge; a challenge
战士zhànshìfighter; soldier
战胜zhànshèngto prevail over; to defeat
作战zuòzhàncombat; to fight
战场zhànchǎngbattlefield
战术zhànshùtactics
战略zhànlüèstrategy
战友zhànyǒucomrade-in-arms; battle companion

Questions about 宣战

What does 宣战 mean?

宣战 (xuānzhàn) means "to declare war".

How do you write 宣战?

宣战 is made of 2 characters: 宣 (9 strokes), 战 (9 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

How is 宣战 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 宣战 is written 宣戰.