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“fight” in Chinese

Chinese

Also争 (zhēng) · 斗 (dòu) · 作战 (zuò zhàn) · 战斗 (zhàn dòu) · 打仗 (dǎ zhàng)

Pronunciation

Pinyindǎ jià

Example

孩子们不要打架。hái zi men bú yào dǎ jià

Children, don't fight.

Illustration for 打架 (fight)

How to say “fight” in Chinese

“Fight” in Chinese is 打架 (dǎ jià).

People face one another in a physical clash instead of settling the matter with words.

Full entry for 打架: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 打架

他因为误会跟邻居打架了。tā yīn wèi wù huì gēn lín jū dǎ jià le

He fought with his neighbor because of a misunderstanding.

Tips for using 打架

  • The person involved is commonly introduced with 跟 (gēn, "with") or 和 (hé, "with"), giving learners a useful subject-plus-with-plus-person pattern.

Other Chinese words for “fight”

2

争

zhēng

verbfight

孩子们为玩具争了起来。hái zi men wèi wán jù zhēng le qǐ lái

The children started fighting over the toys.

3

斗

dòu

verbfight

他们又因为钱斗起来了。tā men yòu yīn wèi qián dòu qǐ lái le

They started fighting again over money.

我不会和他作战。wǒ bú huì hé tā zuò zhàn

I will not fight him.

他们在前线战斗很久了。tā men zài qián xiàn zhàn dòu hěn jiǔ le

They have been fighting on the front line for a long time.

邻国和我们开始打仗了。lín guó hé wǒ men kāi shǐ dǎ zhàng le

The neighboring country and our country started fighting.

酒吧里两人因争吵开始搏斗。jiǔ bā lǐ liǎng rén yīn zhēng chǎo kāi shǐ bó dòu

The two people in the bar started fighting because of an argument.

我们要斗争到底。wǒ men yào dòu zhēng dào dǐ

We have to fight to the end.

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