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官渡之战

Guān dù zhī Zhàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操[Cáo Cāo] domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xǔ chāng] in north Henan)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-12679c79c15e787a. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

官渡之戰 官渡之战 [Guan1 du4 zhi1 Zhan4] /Battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操[Cao2 Cao1] domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 許昌|许昌[Xu3 chang1] in north Henan)/

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Other forms in these source records: 官渡之戰

  • 官
    guān

    government official / governmental / official / public / organ of the body / CL:個|个[gè]

    Guān

    surname Guan

  • 渡
    dù

    to cross / to pass through / to ferry

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

  • 战
    zhàn

    to fight / fight / war / battle

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