战死沙场

Traditional: 戰死沙場

zhàn sǐ shā chǎng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) to die in battle

What does 战死沙场 mean?

战死沙场 (zhàn sǐ shā chǎng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) to die in battle

Character breakdown

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战zhànto fight · fight 死sǐto die · impassable 沙Shāsurname Sha 场chángthreshing floor · classifier for events and happenings: spell, episode, bout

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战死沙场

zhàn sǐ shā chǎng

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