| 长平之战 |
Cháng píng zhī Zhàn |
Battle of Changping of 260 BC, at which the Qin army 秦军 encircled and annihilated a Zhao army of 400,000 |
| 长 |
cháng |
long / (bound form) length / (bound form) strong point; forte / (bound form) to be good at / (literary) surplus; spare (Taiwan pr. [zhang4]) |
| 长 |
zhǎng |
chief / head / elder / to grow / to develop / to increase / to enhance |
| 长平 |
Cháng píng |
Changping, place name in Gaoping County 高平县, southern Shanxi, the scene of the great battle of 262-260 BC between Qin and Zhao |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat; level; smooth / to make even; to level / equal; on the same level / (bound form) fair; impartial / to tie; to draw / (bound form) average; ordinary / (bound form) calm; peaceful / (bound form) to quell; to suppress; to put down / (abbr. for 平声) / (coll.) square meter (abbr. for 平方米) |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 战 |
zhàn |
to fight / fight / war / battle |