真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
Pinyin

Definition

真刀真枪
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zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
  1. real swords, real spears (idiom)
  2. real weapons
  3. very much for real
  4. every bit real
  5. the genuine article

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

真
zhēn
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 indeed
  4. 4 real
  5. 5 true
  6. 6 genuine
真心
zhēn xīn
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 heartfelt
  3. 3 CL:片[piàn]
真正
zhēn zhèng
  1. 1 genuine
  2. 2 real
  3. 3 true
  4. 4 genuinely
刀
Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
刀剑
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
剪刀
jiǎn dāo
  1. 1 scissors
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
天真
tiān zhēn
  1. 1 naive
  2. 2 innocent
  3. 3 artless
写真
xiě zhēn
  1. 1 portrait
  2. 2 to describe sth accurately
成真
chéng zhēn
  1. 1 to come true
果真
guǒ zhēn
  1. 1 really
  2. 2 as expected
  3. 3 sure enough
  4. 4 if indeed...
  5. 5 if it's really...
当真
dàng zhēn
  1. 1 to take seriously
  2. 2 serious
  3. 3 No joking, really!
真实
zhēn shí
  1. 1 true
  2. 2 real
真情
zhēn qíng
  1. 1 real situation
  2. 2 the truth
真爱
zhēn ài
  1. 1 true love
真挚
zhēn zhì
  1. 1 sincere
  2. 2 sincerity
真是
zhēn shi
  1. 1 indeed
  2. 2 truly
  3. 3 (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc about sth)
真棒
zhēn bàng
  1. 1 super!
  2. 2 really great
  3. 3 wonderful
真理
zhēn lǐ
  1. 1 truth
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
真皮
zhēn pí
  1. 1 dermis (layer within the skin containing sense of touch)
真相
zhēn xiàng
  1. 1 the truth about sth
  2. 2 the actual facts

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
  1. 1 two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
  2. 2 double dealing and back stabbing
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
  1. 1 to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
  1. 1 lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. 2 fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
  1. 1 knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
  1. 1 lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
  3. 3 also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
千真万确
qiān zhēn wàn què
  1. 1 absolutely true (idiom)
  2. 2 manifold
  3. 3 true from many points of view
半真半假
bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ
  1. 1 (idiom) half true and half false
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
  1. 1 to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
  1. 1 lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
  1. 1 lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
  1. 1 lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
  3. 3 the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
  1. 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
  1. 1 to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)

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