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并肩作战

bìng jiān zuò zhàndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(idiom) to fight side by side / (by extension) to join forces
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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.

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Original source entry:

並肩作戰 并肩作战 [bing4 jian1 zuo4 zhan4] /(idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces/

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Other forms in these source records: 並肩作戰

  • 并
    bìng

    and / furthermore / also / together with / (not) at all / simultaneously / to combine / to join / to merge / to amalgamate

    Bīng

    short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tài yuán]

  • 肩
    jiān

    shoulder / to shoulder (responsibilities etc)

  • 作
    zuō

    (bound form) worker / (bound form) workshop / (slang) troublesome / high-maintenance (person)

    zuò

    to do / to engage in / to write / to compose / to pretend / to feign / to regard as / to consider to be / to be / to act the part of / to feel (itchy, nauseous etc) / writings / works

  • 战
    zhàn

    to fight / fight / war / battle

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.