作戰

See also: 作戦 and 作战

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) 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

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-chan
  - Hakka Romanization System: zog^ˋ 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

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)
廝拍 / 厮拍 (Puxian Min)
打仗 (dǎzhàng)
打響 / 打响 (dǎxiǎng)
拍戰 / 拍战 (Puxian Min, Hokkien)
挑戰 / 挑战 (tiǎozhàn)
接觸 / 接触 (jiēchù)
構兵 / 构兵 (gòubīng) (literary)
爭戰 / 争战 (zhēngzhàn)
開火 / 开火 (kāihuǒ)

Noun

作戰

military operation; military campaign
特種作戰／特种作战 ― tèzhǒng zuòzhàn ― special operations

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

Synonyms

行動／行动 (xíngdòng)
運動／运动 (yùndòng)

Derived terms

聯合作戰 / 联合作战 (liánhé zuòzhàn)
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)

hanja form^? of 작전 (“military operation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
作	戰

Verb

作戰

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