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拉锯战

lā jù zhàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to-and-fro tussle / closely-fought contest
Sources & editorial notes

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-5a022a301573f07e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

拉鋸戰 拉锯战 [la1 ju4 zhan4] /to-and-fro tussle/closely-fought contest/

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Reference information

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Character information

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Other forms in these source records: 拉鋸戰

  • 拉
    lā

    to pull / to play (a bowed instrument) / to drag / to draw / to chat / (coll.) to empty one's bowels

    lá

    to make a cut in (sth) / to slit / to gash / to slash

    là

    used in 拉拉蛄[là là gǔ]

  • 锯
    jū

    See the full entry for source details.

    jù

    a saw (CL:把[bǎ]) / to saw

  • 战
    zhàn

    to fight / fight / war / battle

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.