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Definition(s) for: 南征北战

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
南征北战 nán zhēng běi zhàn - war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 56,985 70,228

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
nán- surname Nan
- used in 南無|南无[na1mo2]
- Taiwan pr. [na2]
nán- south
zhēng- journey
- trip
- expedition
- to go on long campaign
- to attack
zhēng- to invite
- to recruit
- to levy (taxes)
- to draft (troops)
- phenomenon
- symptom
- characteristic sign (used as proof)
- evidence
běi- north
- (classical) to be defeated
zhàn- to fight
- fight
- war
- battle

Other Words Containing 南征北战

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo