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战死沙场

zhàn sǐ shā chǎng

4-character word Traditional 戰死沙場

What 战死沙场 means

1. idiomto die in battle

The characters in 战死沙场

• 战zhànto fight; fight; war
• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 沙shāgranule; hoarse; raspy
• 场chǎnglarge place used for a specific purpose; stage; scene (of a play)

Example sentences

• 数以百万计的军人战死沙场。
  Shù yǐ bǎiwàn jì de jūnrén zhànsǐshāchǎng.
  Thousands upon thousands of soldiers died in the war.