剑

jiàn

HSK 3.0 Level 6

Definitions

1. double-edged sword
2. classifier for blows of a sword

Example Sentences

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化锄为 剑 ，化 剑 为锄。

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Words Containing 剑

• 剑术 jiàn shù: swordsmanship
• 项庄舞剑 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn: lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn] in 206 BC)
• 剑道 jiàn dào: kendō (sports)
• 剑河县 jiàn hé xiàn: Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
• 剑桥 jiàn qiáo: Cambridge
• 太极剑 tài jí jiàn: a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
• 项庄舞剑，志在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài pèi gōng: see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng]
• 利剑 lì jiàn: sharp sword
• 木剑 mù jiàn: wooden sword
• 长嘴剑鸻 cháng zuǐ jiàn héng: (bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
• 尚方剑 shàng fāng jiàn: imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
• 剑身 jiàn shēn: sword blade
• 手里剑 shǒu lǐ jiàn: straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
• 剑麻 jiàn má: sisal hemp
• 琴剑飘零 qín jiàn piāo líng: floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
• 花剑 huā jiàn: foil (fencing)
• 剑齿虎 jiàn chǐ hǔ: saber-toothed tiger
• 剑客 jiàn kè: swordsman
• 佩剑 pèi jiàn: sword
• 口蜜腹剑 kǒu mì fù jiàn: lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
• 剑阁县 jiàn gé xiàn: Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[guǎng yuán], Sichuan
• 刘剑峰 liú jiàn fēng: Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
• 唇枪舌剑 chún qiāng shé jiàn: fight a battle of words
• 剑走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng: the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
• 剑桥大学 jiàn qiáo dà xué: University of Cambridge
• 剑川县 jiàn chuān xiàn: Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
• 剑柄 jiàn bǐng: sword hilt
• 剑尖 jiàn jiān: point
• 剑走偏锋 jiàn zǒu piān fēng: Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
• 剑拔弩张 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng: lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
• 击剑 jī jiàn: fencing (sport)
• 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng: lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn]
• 双刃剑 shuāng rèn jiàn: double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
• 短剑 duǎn jiàn: dagger
• 剑龙 jiàn lóng: stegosaurus
• 剑法 jiàn fǎ: fencing
• 剑鱼座 jiàn yú zuò: Dorado (constellation)
• 剑阁 jiàn gé: Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元[guǎng yuán], Sichuan
• 剑川 jiàn chuān: Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州[dà lǐ bái zú zì zhì zhōu], Yunnan
• 击剑者 jī jiàn zhě: fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
• 宝剑 bǎo jiàn: (double-edged) sword
• 舞剑 wǔ jiàn: to perform a sword-dance
• 剑鱼 jiàn yú: swordfish
• 剑嘴鹛 jiàn zuǐ méi: (bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
• 重剑 zhòng jiàn: épée (fencing)
• 剑河 jiàn hé: Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州[qián dōng nán zhōu], Guizhou
• 剑鸻 jiàn héng: (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
• 上方宝剑 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn: imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)
• 刻舟求剑 kè zhōu qiú jiàn: lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
• 刀剑 dāo jiàn: sword