剑 (劍)
jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

剑 (劍)
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jiàn
  1. double-edged sword
  2. CL:口[kǒu],把[bǎ]
  3. classifier for blows of a sword
剑 (劒)
 - 
jiàn
  1. variant of 劍|剑[jiàn]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剑
jiàn
  1. 1 double-edged sword
  2. 2 classifier: 口 kǒu
  3. 3 classifier: 把 bǎ
  4. 4 classifier for blows of a sword
刀剑
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
剑客
jiàn kè
  1. 1 swordsman
剑桥
Jiàn qiáo
  1. 1 Cambridge
佩剑
pèi jiàn
  1. 1 sword
  2. 2 (fencing) saber

Idioms (8)

刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

Sample Sentences

小剑，你在网上订花啊？
Xiǎojiàn ，nǐ zài wǎngshàng dìng huā a ？
Xiaojian, you're ordering flowers online?
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小剑，你快看外面！那么多玫瑰！
Xiǎojiàn ，nǐ kuài kàn wàimian ！nàme duō méigui ！
Xiao Jian! Look outside! So many roses!
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战争是一面镜子，能够让人更好认识和平的珍贵。今天，和平与发展已经成为时代主题，但世界仍很不太平，战争的达摩克利斯之剑依然悬在人类头上，我们要以史为鉴，坚定维护和平的决心。
zhànzhēng shì yī miàn jìngzi ，nénggòu ràngrén gèng hǎo rènshi hépíng de zhēnguì 。jīntiān ，hépíng yǔ fāzhǎn yǐjīng chéngwéi shídài zhǔtí ，dàn shìjiè réng hěn bù tàipíng ，zhànzhēng de Dámókèlìsī zhī jiàn yīrán xuán zài rénlèi tóu shàng ，wǒmen yào yǐ shǐ wèi jiàn ，jiāndìng wéihù hépíng de juéxīn 。
War is a mirror, it allows people to know the value of peace better. Today, peace and development have become the theme of the new era, but the world is still far from peaceful, the Damocles’ sword of war still hangs above the heads of humanity. We should take history as a warning, and be firm in our determination for peace.
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朱日和战地，虎贲云集，三军亮剑静候沙场点兵。
Zhūrìhé zhàndì ，hǔbēn yúnjí ，sānjūn liàng jiàn jìng hòu shāchǎng diǎnbīng 。
The Zhurihe battlefield, warriors converge, the bright sword of the three branches of the armed services, silently waiting in the sands for the gathering of forces.
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我叫陈丽，2008年自英国剑桥大学外交学系毕业并取得硕士学位。
wǒ jiào Chén Lí ，èrlínglíngbā nián zì Yīngguó jiànqiáo dàxué wàijiāoxué xì bìyè bìng qǔdé shuòshì xuéwèi 。
I'm Chen Li, I graduated with a master's degree from the diplomacy department of Cambridge University in 2008.
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放肆！在下可是剑客。
fàngsì ！zàixià kěshì jiàn kè 。
Nonsense! I am the swordsman.
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好好好...哇原来阁下就是李剑客啊，久仰久仰。
hǎo hǎo hǎo ...wā yuánlái géxià jiùshì Lǐ jiànkè a ，jiǔyǎngjiǔyǎng 。
Fine... Wow, so you're Mr. Lee the Swordsman! Your reputation precedes you!
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你说得对，我答应你，在考前就会封剑退隐。
nǐ shuō de duì ，wǒ dāying nǐ ，zài kǎo qián jiù huì Fēng jiàn tuìyǐn 。
You're right! I promise you that I will retire before the finals.
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两人互不相让，越吵越厉害，最后打起来了。从早上打到晚上，打了一天，他们都受了重伤，倒在了地上。小裁缝看他们好像快死了，才敢从树上下来。然后拿出了剑，朝他们一人刺了一剑，结束了他们的生命。
liǎng rén hùbùxiāngràng ，yuè chǎo yuè lìhai ，zuìhòu dǎ qǐlái le 。cóng zǎoshang dǎ dào wǎnshang ，dǎ le yītiān ，tāmen dōu shòu le zhòngshāng ，dǎo zài le dìshang 。xiǎo cáiféng kàn tāmen hǎoxiàng kuài sǐ le ，cái gǎn cóng shùshang xiàlai 。ránhòu náchū le jiàn ，cháo tāmen yī rén cì le yī jiàn ，jiéshù le tāmen de shēngmìng 。
Neither of the two would give in, and the argument become more and more fierce, until finally they started fighting each other. They fought from morning until evening; they fought a whole day. They both received serious wounds, and collapsed to the ground. The little tailor saw that they looked like they were about to die, and only then dared to come down from the tree. Then he took out his sword, ran each of them through and ended their lives.
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你个菜鸟，下次不和你组队了。他的剑圣怎么那么强？
nǐ ge càiniǎo ，xiàcì bù hé nǐ zǔduì le 。tā de jiànshèng zěnme nàme qiáng ？
You newbs. Next time, I'm not playing on your team. How is his Blade Master so strong?
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