| 六・二五战争 | liù · èr wǔ zhàn zhēng | the Korean war (started June 25 1950) |
| 六日战争 | liù rì zhàn zhēng | the Six Day war of June 1967 between Israel and her Arab neighbors |
| 冷战以后 | lěng zhàn yǐ hòu | post-Cold War |
| 化学战 | huà xué zhàn | chemical warfare |
| 化学战剂 | huà xué zhàn jì | chemical warfare agent |
| 化学战剂检毒箱 | huà xué zhàn jì jiǎn dú xiāng | chemical detection kit |
| 化学战斗部 | huà xué zhàn dǒu bù | chemical warhead |
| 反恐战争 | fǎn kǒng zhàn zhēng | war on terrorism |
| 反战 | fǎn zhàn | anti-war |
| 反战抗议 | fǎn zhàn kàng yì | antiwar protest |
| 反生物战 | fǎn shēng wù zhàn | biological (warfare) defense |
| 口角战 | kǒu jiǎo zhàn | war of words |
| 唇枪舌战 | chún qiāng shé zhàn | war of words |
| 商战 | shāng zhàn | trade war |
| 国共内战 | Guó gòng nèi zhàn | Chinese Civil War, also known as War of Liberation 解放战争 |
| 国际战争罪法庭 | guó jì zhàn zhēng zuì fǎ tíng | International war crimes tribunal |
| 地缘战略 | dì yuán zhàn lüè | geostrategic |
| 大战 | dà zhàn | great war |
| 太平洋战争 | Tài píng yáng Zhàn zhēng | Pacific war between Japan and the US, 1941-1945 |
| 孟良崮战役 | Mèng liáng gù zhàn yì | battle of Mt Mengliang in Shandong of 1947 between the Nationalists and Communists |
| 官渡之战 | Guān dù zhī zhàn | battle of Guandu of 199 that established Cao Cao's 曹操 domination over north China, at Guandu (near modern 许昌 in north Henan) |
| 寒战 | hán zhàn | a chill |
| 巴西战舞 | Bā xī zhàn wǔ | capoeira |
| 布匿战争 | Bù nì zhàn zhēng | the three Punic wars (264-146 BC) between Rome and Carthage |
| 布防迎战 | bù fáng yíng zhàn | to prepare to meet the enemy head-on |
| 平津战役 | Píng jīn zhàn yì | Pingjin Campaign |
| 德国战车 | Dé guó zhàn chē | Rammstein (German metal band) |
| 心理战 | xīn lǐ zhàn | psychological warfare; psychological operations; psyop |
| 心惊胆战 | xīn jīng dǎn zhàn | lit. heart alarmed, trembling in fear (idiom); prostrate with fear; scared witless |
| 恶战 | è zhàn | hard fighting; fierce battle |
| 战兢 | zhàn jīng | to tremble; to be on guard |
| 战兢兢 | zhàn jīng jīng | shaking with fear |
| 战列舰 | zhàn liè jiàn | battleship |
| 战利品 | zhàn lì pǐn | plunder |
| 战力 | zhàn lì | military strength; military power; military capability |
| 战国七雄 | zhàn guó qī xióng | Seven Powerful States of the Warring States, namely: 齐, 楚, 燕, 韩, 赵, 魏 and 秦 |
| 战国末 | zhàn guó mò | late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty |
| 战国末年 | zhàn guó mò nián | late Warring States period, c. 250-221 BC before the First Emperor's Qin Dynasty |
| 战团 | zhàn tuán | fighting group; by extension, a fight; a fray |
| 战壕热 | zhàn háo rè | trench fever |
| 战战兢兢 | zhàn zhàn jīng jīng | trembling with fear; with fear and trepidation |
| 战战栗栗 | zhàn zhàn lì lì | to tremble with fear |
| 战抖 | zhàn dǒu | to shudder; to tremble |
| 战败 | zhàn bài | to lose a war |
| 战旗 | zhàn qí | a war flag; an army banner |
| 战机 | zhàn jī | opportunity in a battle; fighter aircraft |
| 战况 | zhàn kuàng | battlefield situation; battle progress |
| 战法 | zhàn fǎ | military strategy |
| 战火纷飞 | zhàn huǒ fēn fēi | fire of war everywhere (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war |
战无不胜, 攻无不克 | zhàn wú bù shèng , gōng wú bù kè | to triumph in every battle and win every fight (idiom); all-conquering; ever victorious; nothing they can't do |