干
戈

Weapons of war in Chinese: 干戈 (gān gē)

gān gē

weapons of war

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1weapons of war
  2. 2arms

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干
戈

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ㄍㄢ

gān

ㄍ/ gㄢ/ an—/ first tone

ㄍㄜ

gē

ㄍ/ gㄜ/ e—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 为这点小事，何必大动干戈？

    wèi zhè diǎn xiǎo shì， hé bì dà dòng gān gē？

    Why resort to arms over such a small matter?

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Related words

干

gān

dry

干净

gān jìng

clean

饼干

bǐng gān

biscuit

干杯

gān bēi

to drink a toast

干燥

gān zào

to dry (of weather, paint, cement etc)

干脆

gān cuì

candid

能干

néng gàn

capable

干吗

gàn má

see 干嘛

干扰

gān rǎo

to disturb

干预

gān yù

to meddle

干涉

gān shè

to interfere

干部

gàn bù

cadre

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