干戈

• 拼音: gān gē
• 汉字拆解: 干 = pictograph of shield or weapon handle; 戈 = pictograph of ancient halberd or spear

含义

Weapons of war; armed conflict; military strife. A classical compound referring collectively to the implements of warfare.

Highly literary and rarely used in modern spoken Chinese. Appears in historical texts, poetry, and formal writing to evoke war and turmoil. The idiom 化干戈为玉帛 means to transform hostility into friendship — literally to turn weapons into silk and jade.

例句

1. 历史上，无数次连绵的干戈使这片土地满目疮痍，百姓流离失所，家园尽毁。
2. 两国领导人最终选择通过外交谈判化干戈为玉帛，避免了一场兵戎相见的危机。
3. 百年来，这片土地饱经干戈之苦，和平的弥足珍贵早已铭刻于每个人的集体记忆之中。

用法指南

语境: literary, history, idioms

语气: solemn

正确说法

• 他在演讲中呼吁双方以对话取代干戈，通过协商共同维护地区的长久稳定。(In his speech, he called on both sides to replace armed conflict with dialogue and jointly maintain long-term regional stability through negotiation.)
• 这部史诗描绘了春秋时期诸侯之间干戈不息的动荡岁月，展现了乱世中平民百姓的深重苦难。(This epic depicts the turbulent years of incessant armed conflict among the feudal lords of the Spring and Autumn period, revealing the profound suffering of ordinary people in a chaotic age.)

错误说法

• 我和朋友发生了干戈 — 干戈 refers to large-scale warfare or serious armed conflict; use 争执 or 冲突 for personal disputes

起源与历史

干 (shield/weapon handle) + 戈 (ancient spear/halberd)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal