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停戰

简停战 · 繁停戰

Mandarin · pinyin tíng zhàn

to cease fire; to stop fighting
armistice; truce

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停: tíng · stop, suspend, delay; suitable
戰: Look up this written character
战: zhàn · war, fighting, battle

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2–4 · ting2 zhan4

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ting4 zin3

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verb

(intransitive, verb-object) to stop fighting; to suspend hostilities; to cease combat operations; to sign an armistice; to agree to a cease-fire; to call a truce

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