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抗日戰爭

简抗日战争 · 繁抗日戰爭

Mandarin · pinyin Kàng Rì Zhàn zhēng

(China's) War of Resistance against Japan (1937-1945)

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抗: kàng · resist, oppose, defy, reject
日: rì · sun; day; daytime
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爭: Look up this written character
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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Second Sino-Japanese War; War of Resistance against Japan; the Anti-Japanese War

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