长矛 (長矛)
cháng máo
Pinyin

Definition

长矛 (長矛)
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cháng máo
  1. pike
  2. lance
  3. CL:把[bǎ],柄[bǐng]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (5)

矛盾
máo dùn
  1. 1 contradiction
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 conflicting views
  4. 4 contradictory
丈八蛇矛
zhàng bā shé máo
  1. 1 ancient spear-like weapon 18 Chinese feet 尺[chǐ] in length, with a wavy spearhead like a snake's body,
矛
máo
  1. 1 spear
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 pike
矛头
máo tóu
  1. 1 spearhead
  2. 2 barb
  3. 3 an attack or criticism
长矛
cháng máo
  1. 1 pike
  2. 2 lance
  3. 3 classifier: 把 bǎ
  4. 4 classifier: 柄 bǐng

Idioms (1)

以子之矛，攻子之盾
yǐ zǐ zhī máo , gōng zǐ zhī dùn
  1. 1 lit. use sb's spear to attack his shield (idiom, derived from Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子); turning a weapon against its owner
  2. 2 fig. to attack an opponent using his own devices
  3. 3 hoist with his own petard

Sample Sentences

这些开拓事业之所以名垂青史，是因为使用的不是战马和长矛而是驼队和善意；依靠的不是坚船和利炮而是宝船和友谊。一代又一代“丝路人”架起了东西方合作的纽带、和平的桥梁。
zhèxiē kāituò shìyè zhīsuǒyǐ míngchuíqīngshǐ ，shì yīnwèi shǐyòng de búshi zhànmǎ hé chángmáo érshì tuó duì hé shànyì ；yīkào de búshi jiān chuán hé lì pào érshì bǎo chuán hé yǒuyì 。yīdài yòu yīdài “sīlùrén ”jià qǐ le dōngxīfāng hézuò de niǔdài 、hépíng de qiáoliáng 。
The reason these pioneering enterprises went down in history is because they did not make use of war horses and pikes, but rather camel caravans and goodwill; they relied not on sturdy warships and fierce cannon-fire, but treasure ships and friendship. Generation after generation of Silk Road travellers built a link of cooperation between East and West, a bridge of peace.
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