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干戈

干戈 (gāng ē): Warfare / Armed conflict (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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干戈 consists of 2 characters.

trunk; main part; do; work

dagger-axe (ancient Chinese weapon)

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Pinyingāng ē

MeaningWarfare / Armed conflict

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word干戈

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3.

How to Use 干戈 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 干戈 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith平息

píng平

xī息

gāng干

ē戈

formal

quell the war

Subject + Verbwith四起

gāng干

ē戈

sì四

qǐ起

Idiom

huà化

gāng干

ē戈

wéi为

yù玉

bó帛

4.

Example Sentences with 干戈

tā他

men们

bù不

xiǎng想

dǎ打

zhàng仗

，

formal

Written

war breaks out everywhere

formal

Written

turn hostility into friendship

dà大

dòng动

gāng干

ē戈

formal

go to war; make a big fuss

suǒ

所

yǐ以

fàng放

xià下

le了

gān干

gē戈

。

They don't want to fight, so they laid down their weapons.

lì历

shǐ史

zhèng证

míng明

，

qīng轻

qǐ启

gān干

gē戈

wǎng往

wǎng往

huì会

gěi给

píng平

mín民

dài带

lái来

shēn深

zhòng重

zāi灾

nàn难

。

History proves that rashly starting armed conflicts often brings profound disasters to civilians.

nán难

dào道

chú除

le了

dà大

dòng动

gān干

gē戈

，

jiù就

méi没

yǒu有

gèng更

hǎo好

de的

jiě解

jué决

fāng方

shì式

le了

ma吗

？

Is there really no better way to resolve this than resorting to armed conflict?

liǎng两

guó国

zhī之

jiān间

fā发

shēng生

le了

gān干

gē戈

，

dǎo导

zhì致

biān边

jìng境

jú局

shì势

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

Hostilities broke out between the two countries, leading to tense border situations.

tā他

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

méi没

yǒu有

sù诉

zhū诸

gān干

gē戈

，

ér而

shì是

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

hé和

píng平

duì对

huà话

。

They ultimately did not resort to warfare but chose peaceful dialogue instead.

suī虽

rán然

tán谈

pàn判

pò破

liè裂

，

dàn但

shuāng双

fāng方

dōu都

jìn尽

lì力

bì避

miǎn免

zhí直

jiē接

gān干

gē戈

xiāng相

xiàng向

。

Although the negotiations broke down, both sides tried their best to avoid direct armed confrontation.

wèi为

le了

bì避

miǎn免

gān干

gē戈

，

wài外

jiāo交

guān官

men们

nǔ努

lì力

tōng通

guò过

tán谈

pàn判

jiě解

jué决

zhēng争

duān端

。

To avoid armed conflict, diplomats worked hard to resolve the dispute through negotiations.

wǒ我

gēn跟

tā他

zhǐ只

shì是

yì意

jiàn见

bù不

hé合

，

bú不

zhì至

yú于

wèi为

cǐ此

dà大

dòng动

gān干

gē戈

ba吧

。

We just have a difference of opinion; it's not worth going to war over this.