🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

战场

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zhànchǎng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Battlefield/ˈbæt.əl.fiːld/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #3100 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"硝烟弥漫的战场上回荡着号角声。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A place where a battle is fought, typically associated with historical military engagements.

    "The ancient battlefield was transformed into a national memorial park."
  2. 2

    Any arena of intense competition, conflict, or ideological struggle.

    "The political debate quickly turned into a fierce battlefield of opposing ideologies."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old English and Old French roots, combining 'battle' (from Old French bataille, ultimately from Latin battalia) and 'field' (from Old English feld). Historically evolved from describing an actual piece of ground where a military engagement occurs to a figurative arena for any intense competition or conflict.

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