化干戈为玉帛 huà gān gē wéi yù bó

fig. to turn hostility into friendship

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to turn hostility into friendship
  2. 2. lit. to exchange weapons of war for gifts of jade and silk (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
化 huà HSK 3
to change into; to transform; to make into
干 gān HSK 3
to do; to work; to manage
戈 gē
surname Ge; dagger-axe; abbr. for 戈瑞gē ruì
为 wéi HSK 2
for; because of; to
玉 yù HSK 5
jade
帛 bó
silk