开战

kāi zhàn · kai zhan

Traditional 開戰

Meaning

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  1. to start a war
  2. to make war
  3. to battle against
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2 examples
01

球(qiú)队(duì)决(jué)定(dìng)下(xià)周(zhōu)与(yǔ)对(duì)手(shǒu)开(kāi)战(zhàn)。

The team decided to battle against their opponents next week.

02

辩(biàn)论(lùn)一(yì)开(kāi)始(shǐ),双(shuāng)方(fāng)就(jiù)为(wèi)预(yù)算(suàn)问(wèn)题(tí)开(kāi)战(zhàn),互(hù)不(bù)相(xiāng)让(ràng)。

As soon as the debate began, the two sides went to battle over the budget issue, neither giving way.

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