Definition

1. Noun:
   • Close combat: A form of warfare where fighters engage each other at very short range, typically within arm's reach, using weapons like knives, bayonets, or even fists, or in melee between military vehicles.
   • Hand-to-hand fight: A direct physical confrontation without the use of long-range weapons.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Binh lính được huấn luyện kỹ thuật cận chiến. (Soldiers are trained in close combat techniques.)
  • Trận đánh cuối cùng là một cuộc cận chiến ác liệt. (The final battle was a fierce hand-to-hand fight.)
  • Vũ khí này không hiệu quả trong cận chiến. (This weapon is not effective in close combat.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in military and historical contexts to describe battles or phases of battle where opposing forces are in direct physical contact.
• It can be used metaphorically in some contexts to describe a very intense, direct, and personal conflict or competition.

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến đấu cận chiến (v): To engage in close combat.
  • Họ buộc phải chiến đấu cận chiến trong chiến hào. (They were forced to fight in close combat in the trenches.)

Synonyms

• Hand-to-hand combat: Fighting at very close range.
• Melee: A confused fight or scuffle at close quarters.
• Close-quarters battle (CQB): A tactical term for combat at very short range.

Related Idioms

• Giáp lá cà: (An idiom meaning "close combat" or "hand-to-hand"; often used interchangeably with or to describe ).
  • Trận chiến nhanh chóng chuyển thành giáp lá cà. (The battle quickly turned into hand-to-hand combat.)

1. Close combat; hand - to - hand fight