Definition
大战 literally means 'big war' and refers to a large-scale military battle or war. It is also used figuratively for any intense, large-scale competition — like a price war (价格大战) or a sports rivalry. The figurative sense is common in business and media contexts.
n.
large-scale war or battlefierce competition (figurative)
Examples
- 大战。Dì'èr Cì Shìjiè Dàzhàn shì rénlèi lìshǐ shàng guīmó zuì dà de dà zhàn zhī yī.World War II was one of the largest-scale wars in human history.
- 大战。Liǎng jiā gōngsī wèile shìchǎng fèn'é zhǎnkāi le yì chǎng jiàgé dà zhàn.The two companies launched a price war over market share.
- 大战。Zhè chǎng zúqiú dà zhàn xīyǐn le quánqiú shù yì guānzhòng.This football battle attracted hundreds of millions of viewers worldwide.
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