jiàn

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Words Containing 箭

火箭
huǒ jiàn

rocket

一箭双雕
yī jiàn shuāng diāo

to kill two birds with one stone

一箭之仇
yī jiàn zhī chóu

a wrong suffered (idiom)

上箭头键
shàng jiàn tóu jiàn

up arrow key (on keyboard)

上箭头
shàng jiàn tóu

up-pointing arrow

下箭头
xià jiàn tóu

down-pointing arrow

下箭头键
xià jiàn tóu jiàn

down arrow key (on keyboard)

中箭落马
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ

lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse

令箭
lìng jiàn

arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)

光阴似箭
guāng yīn sì jiàn

time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!

助推火箭
zhù tuī huǒ jiàn

booster rocket

右箭头
yòu jiàn tóu

right-pointing arrow

右箭头键
yòu jiàn tóu jiàn

right arrow key (on keyboard)

天箭座
tiān jiàn zuò

Sagitta (constellation)

契箭
qì jiàn

arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)

射箭
shè jiàn

archery

左箭头
zuǒ jiàn tóu

left-pointing arrow

左箭头键
zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn

left arrow key (on keyboard)

弓箭
gōng jiàn

bow and arrow

弓箭手
gōng jiàn shǒu

archer

弓箭步
gōng jiàn bù

bow-and-arrow step (dance step)

拿着鸡毛当令箭
ná zhe jī máo dàng lìng jiàn

to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext

挡箭牌
dǎng jiàn pái

shield

明枪好躲,暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng

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

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

暗箭
àn jiàn

attack by a hidden enemy; a stab in the back

枪林箭雨
qiāng lín jiàn yǔ

forest of spear, rain of arrows

归心似箭
guī xīn sì jiàn

with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)

火箭弹
huǒ jiàn dàn

rocket (artillery)

火箭推进榴弹
huǒ jiàn tuī jìn liú dàn

rocket-propelled grenade (RPG)

火箭炮
huǒ jiàn pào

rocket artillery

火箭筒
huǒ jiàn tǒng

bazooka

火箭军
huǒ jiàn jūn

Rocket Force, branch of the PLA responsible for tactical and strategic missiles

箭杆
jiàn gǎn

arrow shaft

箭步
jiàn bù

sudden big stride forward

箭毒木
jiàn dú mù

antiaris, aka upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria)

箭毒蛙
jiàn dú wā

poison dart frog

箭牌
jiàn pái

Wrigley (chewing gum company)

箭竹
jiàn zhú

bamboo (genus Fargesia)

箭镞
jiàn zú

arrowhead

箭头
jiàn tóu

arrowhead

箭头键
jiàn tóu jiàn

arrow key (on keyboard)

绿箭
lǜ jiàn

Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)

茅箭
máo jiàn

Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[shí yàn shì], Hubei

茅箭区
máo jiàn qū

Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[shí yàn shì], Hubei

草船借箭
cǎo chuán jiè jiàn

lit. using straw boats to borrow arrows (idiom, from 三國演義|三国演义[sān guó yǎn yì])

万箭穿心
wàn jiàn chuān xīn

lit. to have one's heart pierced by thousands of arrows (idiom)

袖箭
xiù jiàn

spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve

运载火箭
yùn zài huǒ jiàn

carrier rocket

钢箭
gāng jiàn

iron arrow

开弓不放箭
kāi gōng bù fàng jiàn

lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)

开弓没有回头箭
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn

lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)