中国人民抗日战争（简称：抗日战争、抗战）

the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (the War of Resistance)

抗日民族统一战线

Chinese united front against Japanese aggression

全面全民族抗战

total resistance against Japanese aggression by the whole nation 片面抗战

partial resistance against Japanese aggression

全国抗战

nationwide war of resistance against Japanese aggression

局部抗战

regional war of resistance against Japanese aggression

正面战场

center stage battlefield

敌后战场

backstage battlefield

战略防御/相持/反攻

strategic defense/stalemate/counter-offensive

世界反法西斯战争

the Global War against Fascism