征伐
zhēng fá
Pinyin

Definition

征伐
 - 
zhēng fá
  1. to go on or send a punitive expedition

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

伐
fá
  1. 1 to cut down
  2. 2 to fell
  3. 3 to dispatch an expedition against
  4. 4 to attack
  5. 5 to boast
  6. 6 Taiwan pr. [fā]
征战
zhēng zhàn
  1. 1 campaign
  2. 2 expedition
征服
zhēng fú
  1. 1 to conquer
  2. 2 to subdue
  3. 3 to vanquish
征集
zhēng jí
  1. 1 to collect
  2. 2 to recruit
步伐
bù fá
  1. 1 pace
  2. 2 (measured) step
  3. 3 march
特征
tè zhēng
  1. 1 characteristic
  2. 2 diagnostic property
  3. 3 distinctive feature
  4. 4 trait
象征
xiàng zhēng
  1. 1 emblem
  2. 2 symbol
  3. 3 token
  4. 4 badge
  5. 5 to symbolize
  6. 6 to signify
  7. 7 to stand for
出征
chū zhēng
  1. 1 to go into battle
  2. 2 to campaign (military)
征
zhēng
  1. 1 journey
  2. 2 trip
  3. 3 expedition
  4. 4 to go on long campaign
  5. 5 to attack
征地
zhēng dì
  1. 1 to requisition land
征程
zhēng chéng
  1. 1 journey
  2. 2 expedition
  3. 3 voyage
征途
zhēng tú
  1. 1 long journey
  2. 2 trek
  3. 3 course of an expedition
征兆
zhēng zhào
  1. 1 omen
  2. 2 sign (that sth is about to happen)
  3. 3 warning sign
征婚
zhēng hūn
  1. 1 to look for a partner
征收
zhēng shōu
  1. 1 to levy (a fine)
  2. 2 to impose (a tariff)
征求
zhēng qiú
  1. 1 to solicit
  2. 2 to seek
  3. 3 to request (opinions, feedback etc)
  4. 4 to petition
征税
zhēng shuì
  1. 1 to levy taxes
征询
zhēng xún
  1. 1 to consult
  2. 2 to query
  3. 3 to solicit opinion
综合征
zōng hé zhēng
  1. 1 syndrome
讨伐
tǎo fá
  1. 1 to suppress by armed force
  2. 2 to send a punitive expedition against
  3. 3 to crusade against

Idioms (15)

假道伐虢
jiǎ dào fá Guó
  1. 1 to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
  2. 2 to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
南征北伐
nán zhēng běi fá
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北战
nán zhēng běi zhàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
南征北讨
nán zhēng běi tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
口诛笔伐
kǒu zhū bǐ fá
  1. 1 to condemn in speech and in writing (idiom)
  2. 2 to denounce by word and pen
大张挞伐
dà zhāng tà fá
  1. 1 to launch an all-out attack (idiom)
  2. 2 to roundly condemn
  3. 3 to castigate
吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
御驾亲征
yù jià qīn zhēng
  1. 1 the emperor leads his troops into battle (idiom)
  2. 2 to take part personally in an expedition
征名责实
zhēng míng zé shí
  1. 1 to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value
有征无战
yǒu zhēng wú zhàn
  1. 1 to win without a fight (idiom)
东征西怨
dōng zhēng xī yuàn
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东征西讨
dōng zhēng xī tǎo
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
东讨西征
dōng tǎo xī zhēng
  1. 1 war on all sides (idiom); fighting from all four quarters
横征暴敛
héng zhēng bào liǎn
  1. 1 to tax by force and extort levies (idiom); to screw taxes out of the people by force
无征不信
wú zhēng bù xìn
  1. 1 without proof one can't believe it (idiom)

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