两把刷子 (兩把刷子)
liǎng bǎ shuā zi
Pinyin

Definition

两把刷子 (兩把刷子)
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liǎng bǎ shuā zi
  1. ability
  2. skill

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

儿子
ér zi
  1. 1 son
刷新
shuā xīn
  1. 1 to renovate
  2. 2 to refurbish
  3. 3 to refresh (computer window)
  4. 4 to write a new page (in history)
  5. 5 to break (a record)
孩子
hái zi
  1. 1 child
房子
fáng zi
  1. 1 house
  2. 2 building (single- or two-story)
  3. 3 apartment
  4. 4 room
  5. 5 classifier: 栋 dòng
  6. 6 classifier: 幢 zhuàng
  7. 7 classifier: 座 zuò
  8. 8 classifier: 套 tào
  9. 9 classifier: 间 jiān
把
bǎ
  1. 1 to hold
  2. 2 to contain
  3. 3 to grasp
  4. 4 to take hold of
  5. 5 handle
  6. 6 particle marking the following noun as a direct object
  7. 7 classifier for objects with handle
  8. 8 classifier for small objects: handful

Idioms (20)

一把屎一把尿
yī bǎ shǐ yī bǎ niào
  1. 1 to have endured all sorts of hardships (to raise one's children) (idiom)
一把眼泪一把鼻涕
yī bǎ yǎn lèi yī bǎ bí tì
  1. 1 with one's face covered in tears (idiom)
一把钥匙开一把锁
yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ
  1. 1 One key opens one lock.
  2. 2 There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)
一瓶子不响，半瓶子晃荡
yī píng zi bù xiǎng , bàn píng zi huàng dang
  1. 1 lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. empty vessels make the most noise
不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

Sample Sentences

你饶了我吧。 我就这两把刷子，今天都亮给你看了。
nǐ ráo le wǒ ba 。 wǒ jiù zhè liǎng bǎ shuāzi ，jīntiān dōu liàng gěi nǐ kàn le 。
You're being too polite. I really know very little, and today I've shown off all my knowledge.
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别的不一定行，修东西叔还是有两把刷子的，别说小电器了，就是汽车、飞机也是不在话下。
biéde bù yīdìng xíng ，Xiū dōngxi shū háishi yǒu liǎngbǎshuāzi de ，bié shuō xiǎo diànqì le ，jiùshì qìchē 、fēijī yě shì bùzàihuàxià 。
Other things may not be possible but when it comes to repairs it’s my forte. Not just electrical items even cars and planes too!
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成王败寇嘛，我们对蒋介石的了解肯定很片面。老蒋肯定还是有两把刷子的，不然孙中山怎么会挑他当接班人。
chéngwángbàikòu ma ，wǒmen duì Jiǎng Jièshí de liǎojiě kěndìng hěn piànmiàn 。LǎoJiǎng kěndìng háishì yǒu liǎng bǎ shuāzi de ，bùrán SūnZhōngshān zénme huì tiāo tā dāng jiēbānrén 。
The winner becomes the king, but the loser becomes the invader. Our understanding of Chiang Kai-shek is just on the surface. Old Chiang was definitely very capable, otherwise why would Sun Yat-sen choose him to be his successor?
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