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war and heroes

Talk about history’s battles in a museum, and about everyday heroes, using the words of war and struggle carefully.

today’s words

• 战争 zhànzhēng · war
• 战斗 zhàndòu · battle; to fight
• 打仗 dǎzhàng · to fight a war
• 军队 jūnduì · army, armed forces
• 军人 jūnrén · soldier, serviceman
• 部队 bùduì · troops, unit
• 兵 bīng · soldier; the soldier piece (chess)
• 士兵 shìbīng · soldier
• 将军 jiāngjūn · general; check! (in chess)
• 率领 shuàilǐng · to lead, head
• 命令 mìnglìng · to order; order, command
• 发动 fādòng · to start (an engine); launch
• 攻击 gōngjī · to attack
• 抵抗 dǐkàng · to resist
• 斗争 dòuzhēng · to struggle, fight; struggle
• 革命 gémìng · revolution
• 解放 jiěfàng · to liberate, free
• 英雄 yīngxióng · hero
• 武器 wǔqì · weapon
• 枪 qiāng · gun
• 剑 jiàn · sword
• 箭 jiàn · arrow
• 杀 shā · to kill

sentences

• 孩子半夜发烧，把妈妈急坏了。 · The child had a fever in the night, and his mum was frantic.
• 消防员们战斗了一整夜，终于把火灭了。 · The firefighters battled all night and finally put the fire out.
• 地震后，部队赶到灾区，救出了很多伤员。 · After the earthquake, troops reached the disaster area and rescued many of the injured.
• 下象棋的时候，兵不能往后走。 · In Chinese chess, the soldier can never move backward.
• 天太冷了，我试了好几次，车才发动起来。 · It was so cold the car took several tries to start.