- 并肩作战 bìngjiānzuòzhàn to fight shoulder to shoulderTo participate in a war or battle together alongside one another
- 孤军作战 gūjūnzuòzhàn to fight in isolationa lonely army fighting a hard battle without reinforcements or help
- 两栖作战 liǎngqīzuòzhàn amphibious warfareamphibious warfare or operations; a joint military landing attack launched from the sea or air against an enemy-held shore
- 大兵团作战 dàbīngtuánzuòzhàn large-scale warfarelarge-scale military operations involving massive formations of troops; grand tactics
- 联合作战 liánhézuòzhàn joint operationmilitary operation involving the coordinated action of two or more countries, parties, or branches of service to achieve a common strategic or tactical goal