开战 kāizhàn to start a war Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kāizhàn to start a war 开 開 kāi verb to start to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)战 戰 zhàn verb war war; warfare; battle; to fight a battlekāizhàn to battle against 开 開 kāi verb to start to begin; to start; to set in motion; to initiate (an action, term, or schedule)战 戰 zhàn nounverb competition a competition, contest, or match; to compete for victory (e.g. in sports, debate, or business)