抗日戰爭

简 抗日战争 · 繁 抗日戰爭
Mandarin · pinyin Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng

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  1. (China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)
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抗
kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
日
rì · sun; day; daytime
戰
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爭
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战
zhàn · war, fighting, battle
争
zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
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4–4–4–1 · Kang4 Ri4 Zhan4 zheng1

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  1. Second Sino-Japanese War; War of Resistance against Japan; the Anti-Japanese War

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