xiè
dòu

common
verb

Meaning of 械斗

械斗 means to fight with weapons; to engage in an armed affray; to brawl using sticks or tools. Pronounced xiè dòu.

  • to fight with weapons; to engage in an armed affray; to brawl using sticks or tools

Definitions & Examples

Liǎng
cūn
zi
wèi
le
zhēng
duó
shēng
le
liè
de
xiè
dòu
 

The two villages engaged in fierce armed fighting over land.

Jǐng
fāng
chéng
gōng
zhǐ
le
chǎng
néng
zào
chéng
rén
yuán
shāng
wáng
de
xiè
dòu
 

The police successfully stopped an armed fight that could have caused casualties.

Zhè
zhǒng
qún
xìng
xiè
dòu
shì
jiàn
yán
zhòng
huài
le
dāng
de
shè
huì
zhì
ān
 

Such mass armed fighting incidents seriously damaged local public security.