Word: 鸦片战争 (yāpiànzhànzhēng) Traditional: 鴉片戰爭 鸦片战争 dictionary entry yāpiànzhànzhēng the Opium War (1839–1842); the Opium Wars (1839–1842 and 1856–1860) Full dictionary entry for 鸦片战争 Example sentences using 鸦片战争 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 历史书讲了两次鸦片战争。 Lìshǐ shū jiǎngle liǎngcì Yāpiànzhànzhēng. The history book covers both Opium Wars. 鸦片战争是哪一年开始的？ Yāpiànzhànzhēng shì nǎ yì nián kāishǐ de? In what year did the Opium War begin?