契箭
qì jiàn
Pinyin

Definition

契箭
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qì jiàn
  1. arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

qì yuē
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 contract
huǒ jiàn
  1. 1 rocket
  2. 2 CL:枚[méi]
jiàn
  1. 1 arrow
  2. 2 CL:支[zhī]
mò qì
  1. 1 tacit understanding
  2. 2 mutual understanding
  3. 3 rapport
  4. 4 connected at a deep level with each other
  5. 5 (of team members) well coordinated
  6. 6 tight
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
qì hé
  1. 1 agreement
  2. 2 to agree
  3. 3 to get on with
  4. 4 congenial
  5. 5 agreeing with
  6. 6 to ally oneself with sb
qì jī
  1. 1 opportunity
  2. 2 turning point
  3. 3 juncture
guī xīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
jiàn tóu
  1. 1 arrowhead
  2. 2 arrow symbol
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
  1. 1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 to lambaste
  4. 4 to rip sb to shreds
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
lìng jiàn
  1. 1 arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
  2. 2 fig. instructions from one's superiors
tuán qì
  1. 1 Christian association
  2. 2 fellowship
dì qì
  1. 1 deed (for land)
  2. 2 CL:張|张[zhāng],份[fèn]
  1. 1 to carve
  2. 2 carved words
  3. 3 to agree
  4. 4 a contract
  5. 5 a deed
Qì dān
  1. 1 Qidan or Khitan, ethnic group in ancient China, a branch of the Eastern Hu people inhabiting the valley of the Xar Murun River in the upper reaches of the Liao River 遼河|辽河[Liáo Hé]
qì mā
  1. 1 adoptive mother
Qì hē fū
  1. 1 Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904), Russian writer famous for his short stories and plays
shè jiàn
  1. 1 archery
  2. 2 to shoot an arrow

Idioms (13)

一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu
  1. 1 a wrong suffered (idiom)
  2. 2 old grievance
  3. 3 previous defeat
一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
  1. 1 lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
  2. 2 to kill two birds with one stone
中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
  1. 1 lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
  2. 2 to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
同符合契
tóng fú hé qì
  1. 1 same sign, joint aim (idiom); fig. completely compatible
  2. 2 identical
拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn
  1. 1 to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn
  1. 1 with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn
  1. 1 lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[Sān guó Yǎn yì])
  2. 2 fig. to use others' manpower and resources for one's own ends
万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn
  1. 1 lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. overcome with sorrow
  3. 3 to lambaste
  4. 4 to rip sb to shreds
开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn
  1. 1 lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to bluff
  3. 3 to be all talk and no action
  4. 4 false bravado
开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
  1. 1 lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  3. 3 to have to finish what one started
  4. 4 to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks

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