Definition

1. Verb:
   • To engage in battle, to fight: "giao chiến" refers to the act of two opposing military forces entering into combat or clashing with each other.
   • To exchange fire: Specifically describes the action of troops or sides shooting at each other in a conflict.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai bên quân đội đã giao chiến ác liệt suốt ba ngày. (The two armies engaged in fierce battle for three days.)
  • Sau khi đối đầu, hai phe bắt đầu giao chiến. (After the confrontation, the two sides began to exchange fire.)

Advanced Usage

• "bắt đầu giao chiến": to commence battle, to start fighting.

  • Mặt trận im ắng cho đến khi một bên bắt đầu giao chiến. (The front was quiet until one side commenced battle.)

• "giao chiến trực diện": to engage in direct combat/face-to-face battle.

  • Cuộc giao chiến trực diện đã gây thương vong lớn. (The direct combat caused heavy casualties.)

Variants and Related Words

• Chiến đấu (verb): to fight, to combat. (A more general term for fighting.)
• Giao tranh (verb): to clash, to engage in fighting. (Very similar in meaning, often used interchangeably.)
• Đụng độ (verb): to clash, to have a skirmish. (Often implies a smaller-scale or sudden clash.)

Synonyms

• Đánh nhau: to fight each other.
• Xung đột vũ trang: armed conflict.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

Note: As "giao chiến" is a compound verb in Vietnamese, it is not typically decomposed into phrasal verbs like in English. The concept is expressed through related verb phrases. - Bước vào giao chiến: to step into battle, to enter combat. - Đơn vị đã sẵn sàng bước vào giao chiến. (The unit was ready to step into battle.)

Related Idioms

• Giao chiến sống mái: to fight a life-or-death battle, to engage in a fight to the finish.
  • Hai kình địch đã giao chiến sống mái để giành lãnh thổ. (The two rivals fought a life-or-death battle to claim the territory.)

verb

1. to exchange fire