八年抗战 bāniánkàngzhàn eight-year war of resistance against Japan Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 八 bā numeral eight eight; 8年 nián noun year a year or the duration of a year; also used to describe annual or yearly occurrences抗战 抗戰 kàngzhàn War of Resistance against Japan specifically referring to the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)