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title: "Dazhang Meaning: 打仗 (dǎzhàng) Means “to fight a battle”"
description: "打仗 (dǎzhàng) means “to fight a battle; to go to war”. Hear its tones, see what 打 and 仗 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dazhang"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 打仗 mean?

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打仗 dǎzhàng

## to fight a battle; to go to war

## Its characters

1. 打 dǎ to fight
2. 仗 zhàng battle

## In a sentence

每天早上送孩子上学都像打仗一样。 Taking the kids to school every morning is like going to war.

他们是北边的人，不会在水上**打仗**。

From [舌战群儒 · Zhuge Liang Against the Scholars](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/zhuge-liang-against-the-scholars-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-11#library-word-636-638)

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- [打工人 dǎgōngrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dagongren)

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