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Chinese dictionary
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slgo to war; get into a fight
我们不得已大动干戈。
We had to really fight with it.
他们大动干戈想要控制阿富汗。
Their costly and futile attempt to subjugate the Afghans.
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slmetado something in a big way; go to the trouble (of)
这机器没什么毛病,你却要大拆大卸,何必如此大动干戈呢?
There is nothing seriously wrong with this machine, why did you make such a big fuss and tear it down?