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械斗

Word · VerbTraditional械鬥

armed fight; affray; gang fight with weapons

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

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

formal

Refers to organized fighting between groups using weapons such as sticks, knives, or farm tools. Commonly used in legal, news, and historical contexts.

Liǎng两
gè个
cūn村
zi子
wèi为
le了
zhēng争
duó夺
tǔ土
dì地
fā发
shēng生
le了
jī激
liè烈
de的
xiè械
dòu斗
 。

The two villages engaged in fierce armed fighting over land.

Jǐng警
fāng方
chéng成
gōng功
zǔ阻
zhǐ止
le了
yī一
chǎng场
kě可
néng能
zào造
chéng成
rén人
yuán员
shāng伤
wáng亡
de的
xiè械
dòu斗
 。

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

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Zhè这
zhǒng种
qún群
tǐ体
xìng性
xiè械
dòu斗
shì事
jiàn件
yán严
zhòng重
pò破
huài坏
le了
dāng当
dì地
de的
shè社
huì会
zhì治
ān安
 。

Such mass armed fighting incidents seriously damaged local public security.