戰友 (zhànyǒu) — a comrade-in-arms, someone who fought alongside you (by extension, a close ally in any shared struggle)

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戰友 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

戰友＝戰＋友

ㄓㄢˋ ㄧㄡˇ · zhànyǒu

noun — a comrade-in-arms, someone who fought alongside you (by extension, a close ally in any shared struggle)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

戰to fight, battle (作戰)zhàn

友friend (朋友)yǒu

戰友，作戰的戰，朋友的友。

關 · Related

同袍tóngpáocomrade-in-arms — the literary word for the same bond夥伴huǒbànpartner — the broader teammate