created sense approved 前哨战/前哨戰 · qiánshàozhàn · skirmish — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前哨战 / 前哨戰
qiánshàozhàn
skirmish
A small battle between advance guards before a main engagement; specifically used for military advance-guard skirmishes.
前哨 (literal) → 前哨 · qiánshào · outpost 战 (literal) → 战/戰 · zhàn · war
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created sense approved 前哨战/前哨戰 · qiánshàozhàn · preliminary battle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
前哨战 / 前哨戰
qiánshàozhàn
preliminary battle
A preliminary contest or initial struggle that serves as a precursor to a larger confrontation.
前哨 (literal) → 前哨 · qiánshào · front line 战 (literal) → 战/戰 · zhàn · competition
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition