作戰

See also: 作戦 and 作战

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	to fight; fight; war to fight; fight; war; battle
trad. (作戰)		作	戰
simp. (作战)		作	战

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòzhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ zin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-chan
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-chiàn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòzhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòjhàn
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-chan⁴
    • Yale: dzwò-jàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohjann
    • Palladius: цзочжань (czočžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ zin³
    • Yale: jok jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡siːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-chan
    • Hakka Romanization System: zog` zan
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ zan⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² t͡san⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-chiàn
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-tsiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zokciexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siɛn²¹/

Verb

作戰

1. to fight in a battle; to battle

Synonyms

• 交兵 (jiāobīng) (literary)
• 交戰／交战 (jiāozhàn)
• 交火 (jiāohuǒ)
• 交鋒／交锋 (jiāofēng) (figurative)
• 戰／战 (zhàn)
• 打仗 (dǎzhàng)
• 打響／打响 (dǎxiǎng)
• 拍戰／拍战 (Hokkien)
• 挑戰／挑战 (tiǎozhàn)
• 接觸／接触 (jiēchù)
• 構兵／构兵 (gòubīng) (literary)
• 開火／开火 (kāihuǒ)

 

Noun

作戰

1. A military operation; military campaign

   特種作戰／特种作战  ―  tèzhǒngzuòzhàn  ―  Special operations

   大君主作戰／大君主作战  ―  dàjūnzhǔzuòzhàn  ―  Operation Overlord (A military operation in WW2)

Synonym: 行動／行动 (xíngdòng)

Derived terms

• 非對稱作戰／非对称作战 (fēi duìchèn zuòzhàn)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (作戰):

• → Japanese: 作戦(さくせん) (sakusen)
• → Korean: 작전(作戰) (jakjeon)
• → Vietnamese: tác chiến (作戰)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
作	戰
さく Grade: 2	せん Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 作戰 – see the following entry.

【作戦さくせん】 [noun] (military) operation [noun] strategy Alternative spelling 策戦

(This term, 作戰, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

作戰 • (jakjeon) (hangeul 작전)

1. Hanja form^? of 작전 (“military operation”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
作	戰

Verb

作戰

1. chữ Hán form of tác chiến (“to fight a battle; to combat”).