chinh chiến
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Definition
Verb: - To fight a war; to wage war; to engage in warfare: The act of participating in or conducting a war, often involving military campaigns and battles. It implies a state of active, organized armed conflict.
Usage
- The verb chinh chiến is used to describe the action of a nation, army, or military leader engaging in war. It often carries a formal or literary tone.
- It is typically used in historical, military, or formal contexts.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Vị tướng ấy đã chinh chiến suốt mười năm. (That general fought wars for ten years.)
- Họ không muốn chinh chiến với nước láng giềng. (They do not want to wage war with their neighboring country.)
- Lịch sử ghi lại những triều đại liên tục chinh chiến để mở rộng lãnh thổ. (History records dynasties that continuously waged war to expand their territory.)
Advanced Usage
- "chinh chiến liên miên": to be constantly at war; to wage war incessantly.
- Thời kỳ đó là một thời kỳ chinh chiến liên miên. (That period was a time of incessant warfare.)
- "đi chinh chiến": to go to war; to go on a military campaign.
- Người lính trẻ sẵn sàng lên đường đi chinh chiến. (The young soldier was ready to go off to war.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chinh phạt (verb): to wage a punitive war; to conquer by force. Often implies a campaign to subdue or punish.
- Chiến tranh (noun): war, warfare. This is the noun form.
- Chinh chiến can be considered a compound of chinh (to campaign, to subdue) and chiến (to fight).
Synonyms
- Giao chiến: to engage in battle (focuses more on the act of fighting itself).
- Khởi binh: to raise an army; to start a war.
- Tác chiến: to conduct combat operations.
Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)
Note: As a single verb, 'chinh chiến' does not commonly form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meaning is typically expressed through combinations with other verbs or adverbs. - Bước vào chinh chiến: to enter into warfare. - Đất nước buộc phải bước vào cuộc chinh chiến. (The country was forced to enter into warfare.)
Related Idioms
- "Chinh chiến sa trường": to fight on the battlefield. This phrase evokes the image of active combat.
- Bao nhiêu người lính đã chinh chiến sa trường. (So many soldiers have fought on the battlefield.)
- "Chinh chiến nơi biên ải": to wage war in the border regions.
- Quân đội phải chinh chiến nơi biên ải xa xôi. (The army had to wage war in the remote border regions.)