Definition
战役 (zhàn yì) refers to a military campaign — a series of battles with a strategic objective, larger in scale and duration than a single 战斗 (zhàn dòu 'battle, fight'). 战场 (zhàn chǎng) is the physical battlefield where fighting takes place, not the campaign itself.
noun
military campaign
Examples
- 战役。Zhè chǎng zhàn yì gǎibiàn le zhěnggè zhànzhēng de zǒuxiàng.This campaign changed the direction of the entire war.
- 战役。Tā zài nà cì zhàn yì zhōng biǎoxiàn fēicháng yīngyǒng.He performed very bravely in that campaign.
- 战役。Lìshǐ shàng yǒu xǔduō zhùmíng de zhàn yì.There are many famous campaigns in history.
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