cháng​píng​zhī​zhàn

Battle of Changping

  • created sense approved 长平之战/長平之戰 · cháng​píng​zhī​zhàn · Battle of Changping — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    长平之战 / 長平之戰

    cháng​píng​zhī​zhàn

    Battle of Changping

    Decisive military conflict in 260 BC during the Warring States period where the [[秦|秦|qin2]] state defeated the [[赵|趙|zhao4]] state. Led by general [[白起|白起|bai2 qi3]], the Qin army encircled and killed over 400,000 Zhao soldiers, effectively clearing the way for the eventual unification of China.

    长平 (literal) → 长平/長平 · cháng​píng · Changping 之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 战 (literal) → 战/戰 · zhàn · war

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