利器
lì qì
Pinyin

Definition

利器
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lì qì
  1. sharp weapon
  2. effective implement
  3. outstandingly able individual

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

bīng qì
  1. 1 weaponry
  2. 2 weapons
  3. 3 arms
  1. 1 surname Li
lì qì
  1. 1 sharp weapon
  2. 2 effective implement
  3. 3 outstandingly able individual
lì yòng
  1. 1 to exploit
  2. 2 to make use of
  3. 3 to use
  4. 4 to take advantage of
  5. 5 to utilize
lì yì
  1. 1 benefit
  2. 2 (in sb's) interest
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (20)

一本万利
yī běn wàn lì
  1. 1 small capital, huge profit (idiom); to put in a little and get a lot out
不打不成器
bù dǎ bù chéng qì
  1. 1 spare the rod and spoil the child (idiom)
仁言利博
rén yán lì bó
  1. 1 Words of benevolence apply universally (idiom). Humanitarian expressions benefit all.
便民利民
biàn mín lì mín
  1. 1 for the convenience and benefit of the people (idiom)
利令智昏
lì lìng zhì hūn
  1. 1 to lose one's head through material greed (idiom)

Sample Sentences

这个也不能带?你看看剪刀的尖端一点都不利,怎么会是利器嘛!不能通融一下吗?我第一次坐飞机,而且登机时间快要到了,我带着就是以备不时之需,没有要干嘛,我看起来也不像坏人吧?
zhège yě bùnéng dài ?nǐ kànkan jiǎndāo de jiānduān yìdiǎn dōu bù lì ,zěnme huì shì lìqì ma !bùnéng tōngróng yīxià ma ?wǒ dìyīcì zuò fēijī ,érqiě dēngjī shíjiān kuàiyào dào le ,wǒ dài zhe jiùshì yǐ bèi bùshízhīxū ,méiyǒu yào gànmá ,wǒ kànqǐlai yě bù xiàng huàirén ba ?
I can’t even bring this? Look at the scissor edges, they aren’t even a little sharp, how could it be used as a weapon? Can’t you let it go? It’s my first time on a plane, and it’s almost my boarding time. I brought them just in case something came up, I’m not going to do anything with them. I don’t look like a bad guy, do I?