战斗 zhàndòu▶ Trận chiến

Stroke order

战斗 is written in 13 strokes across 2 characters.

• 战 — 9 strokes
• 斗 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. to fight
2. to engage in combat
3. struggle
4. battle

Related words

• 战役Trận chiến
• 战术chiến thuật
• 战略chiến lược
• 搏斗đấu tranh; chiến đấu
• 斗争Đấu tranh
• 泰斗chuyên gia hàng đầu

战斗 is pronounced zhàndòu and means “Trận chiến”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 战斗 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.