剑 – vocab dash

剑jiàn

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Meanings

1. double-edged sword (classifier 口 kou3 ,把 ba3)

2. classifier for blows of a sword

Characters used

剑sword

Examples8

我wǒ要yào一yī把bǎ剑jiàn！

I want a sword!

把bǎ剑jiàn给gěi我wǒ。

Give me the sword.

“爸爸bàba，这zhè是shì真的zhēnde剑jiàn吗ma？”“当然dāngrán，毕竟bìjìng这zhè是shì一yī场chǎng对决duìjué。”

"Dad, this a real sword?" "Of course, it is a duel after all."

警方jǐngfāng很hěn能néng明白míngbai有人yǒurén偷tōu了le我wǒ的de信用卡xìnyòngkǎ，并bìng提tí了le好多hǎoduō钱qián。让ràng他们tāmen相信xiāngxìn”有人yǒurén偷tōu了le我wǒ的de魔mó剑jiàn“要yào难nán得de多duō。

The police are really good at understanding "Someone stole my credit card and ran up a lot of charges." It's a lot harder to get them to buy into "Someone stole my magic sword."

我wǒ的de剑jiàn虽然suīrán是shì钝dùn的de，但dàn应付yìngfu你nǐ的话dehuà是shì绰绰有余chuòchuòyǒuyú的de。

My sword may be blunt, but that's more than enough for someone like you.

化huà锄chú为wéi剑jiàn，化huà剑jiàn为wéi锄chú。

Make the hoe your sword, and the sword your hoe.