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About six months since Russia sent significant military forces into Ukraine in February, the resulting war continues to rage on. It is appropriate, then, that as of this writing, jw.org is featuring the article “Christians and War—What Does the Bible Say?”. The Mandarin version of this article makes use of the expression “cānzhàn (cān·zhàn {take part in; participate in} · war 参战 參戰)”, this week’s MEotW.
Abbreviated
One interesting thing to note about “cānzhàn (cān·zhàn {take part in; participate in} · war 参战 參戰)” is that it can be thought of as an abbreviation for “cānyù ({take part in; participate in} 参与 參與/預) zhànzhēng (zhàn·zhēng war · contending → [war; warfare] 战争 戰爭)”, the result of putting together the first morphemes of those expressions. Indeed, “cānzhàn (cān·zhàn {take part in; participate in} · war 参战 參戰)”/“cānyù ({take part in; participate in} 参与 參與/預) zhànzhēng (zhàn·zhēng war · contending → [war; warfare] 战争 戰爭)” occur multiple times in the above-mentioned Mandarin article, each time meaning the same thing.
Usage examples
Here are some examples of “cānzhàn (cān·zhàn {take part in; participate in} · war 参战 參戰)”/“cānyù ({take part in; participate in} 参与 參與/預) zhànzhēng (zhàn·zhēng war · contending → [war; warfare] 战争 戰爭)” in use, taken from the above-mentioned article:
English:
Christians and War—What Does the Bible Say?
Mandarin:
📖 📄 📘 Jīdūtú (Jīdū·tú Christ · Followers → [Christians] 基督徒) Gāi (Should 该 該) Cānzhàn (Cān·zhàn {Take Part in} · War 参战 參戰) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) Zěnme (Zěn·me What · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) Shuō ({Does Say} 说 說/説)?
English:
Should Christians take part in war? What does the Bible say?
Mandarin:
📖 📄 📘 Jīdūtú (Jīdū·tú Christ · Followers → [Christians] 基督徒) yīnggāi (should 应该 應該) cānyù ({take part in} 参与 參與/預) zhànzhēng (zhàn·zhēng war · contending → [war] 战争 戰爭) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) zěnme (zěn·me what · [suf] 怎么 怎麼/麽) shuō ({does say} 说 說/説)?
English:
The Bible shows that those who truly follow Jesus Christ do not engage in warfare.
Mandarin:
📖 📄 📘 Shèngjīng (Shèng·jīng (the) Holy · Scriptures → [the Bible] 圣经 聖經) shuō (says 说 說/説), nèixiē (nèi·xiē that · {indefinite number of} → [those] 那些) zhēnzhèng (zhēn·zhèng truly · properly 真正) gēnsuí (following 跟随 跟隨) Yēsū (Jesus 耶稣 耶穌) de (’ 的) rén (persons 人) búhuì (bú·huì not · will → [will not] 不会 不會) cānyù ({take part in} 参与 參與/預) zhànzhēng (zhàn·zhēng war · contending → [war] 战争 戰爭).
English:
Is it realistic for Christians to avoid engaging in warfare today? Yes.
Mandarin:
📖 📄 📘 Jīntiān (Jīn·tiān present · {sky → [day]} → [today] 今天), Jīdūtú (Jīdū·tú Christ · Followers → [Christians] 基督徒) zhēnde (zhēn·de really · ’s 真的) kěyǐ (kě·yǐ can · [suf] 可以) bǎochí (bǎo·chí protect · hold → [maintain] 保持) zhōnglì (zhōng·lì middle · standing → [neutrality] 中立), bù (not 不) cānyù ({take part in} 参与 參與/預) zhànzhēng (zhàn·zhēng war · contending → [war] 战争 戰爭) ma ([? ptcl for “yes/no” questions] 吗 嗎)? Kěyǐ (Kě·yǐ (they) can · [suf] 可以).