短剑 短劍
短剑 短劍 duǎn jiàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dyun2 gim3
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短
- 短信 duǎn xìn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄣˋ dyun2 seon3 text message
- 短暂 短暫 duǎn zàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄗㄢˋ dyun2 zaam6 of short duration; brief; momentary
- 短期 duǎn qī ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄧ dyun2 kei4 short-term
- 短片 duǎn piàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄆㄧㄢˋ dyun2 pin2 short film
- 短缺 duǎn quē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄑㄩㄝ dyun2 kyut3 shortage
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- 短处 短處 duǎn chù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨˋ dyun2 cyu3 shortcoming
- 短裤 短褲 duǎn kù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄎㄨˋ dyun2 fu3 short pants
- 简短 簡短 jiǎn duǎn ㄐㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ gaan2 dyun2 brief (statement, summary etc)
- 缩短 縮短 suō duǎn ㄙㄨㄛ ㄉㄨㄢˇ suk1 dyun2 to shorten; to reduce; to curtail
- 长短 長短 cháng duǎn ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ coeng4 dyun2 length
- 一长一短 一長一短 yī cháng yī duǎn ㄧ ㄔㄤˊ ㄧ ㄉㄨㄢˇ jat1 coeng4 jat1 dyun2 (idiom) talking endlessly; long-winded
- 弄短 nòng duǎn ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ lung6 dyun2 to shorten
- 揭短 jiē duǎn ㄐㄧㄝ ㄉㄨㄢˇ kit3 dyun2 to expose sb's faults or shortcomings
- 暂短 暫短 zàn duǎn ㄗㄢˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zaam6 dyun2 brief (in time)
- 浅短 淺短 qiǎn duǎn ㄑㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ cin2 dyun2 narrow and shallow (knowledge or skill)
- 短促 duǎn cù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄨˋ dyun2 cuk1 short in time
- 短仓 短倉 duǎn cāng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄘㄤ dyun2 cong1 short position (finance)
- 短传 短傳 duǎn chuán ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄢˊ dyun2 cyun4 short pass (in ball game)
- 短债 短債 duǎn zhài ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄞˋ dyun2 zaai3 short-term loan
- 短剧 短劇 duǎn jù ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ dyun2 kek6 short play; sketch; skit
剑 劍
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ pui3 gim3 sword
- 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn ㄉㄠ ㄐㄧㄢˋ dou1 gim3 sword
- 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn ㄌㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ lei6 gim3 sharp sword
- 剑客 劍客 jiàn kè ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ gim3 haak3 swordsman
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- 剑尖 劍尖 jiàn jiān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄢ gim3 zim1 point
- 剑川 劍川 Jiàn chuān ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄢ gim3 cyun1 see 剑川县
- 剑指 劍指 jiàn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄓˇ gim3 zi2 (fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
- 剑柄 劍柄 jiàn bǐng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ gim3 beng3 sword hilt
- 剑标 劍標 jiàn biāo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄧㄠ gim3 biu1 (typography) dagger (†)
- 剑桥 劍橋 Jiàn qiáo ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄠˊ gim3 kiu4 Cambridge
- 剑河 劍河 Jiàn hé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄜˊ gim3 ho4 see 剑河县
- 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄚˇ gim3 faat3 fencing
- 剑术 劍術 jiàn shù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄨˋ gim3 seot6 swordsmanship
- 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄕㄣ gim3 san1 sword blade
- 剑道 劍道 jiàn dào ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄉㄠˋ gim3 dou6 kendō (sports)
- 剑阁 劍閣 Jiàn gé ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ gim3 gok3 see 剑阁县
- 剑鱼 劍魚 jiàn yú ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ gim3 jyu2 swordfish
- 剑鸻 劍鴴 jiàn héng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄥˊ gim3 hang4 (bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
- 剑麻 劍麻 jiàn má ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄚˊ gim3 maa4 sisal hemp
Idioms with these characters
- 残年短景 殘年短景 cán nián duǎn jǐng ㄘㄢˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˇ caan4 nin4 dyun2 ging2 at the end of the year (idiom)
- 长话短说 長話短說 cháng huà duǎn shuō ㄔㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄕㄨㄛ coeng4 waa6 dyun2 syut3 (idiom) to make a long story short; to keep it brief
- 长吁短叹 長吁短嘆 cháng xū duǎn tàn ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄩ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄊㄢˋ coeng4 heoi1 dyun2 taan3 long moan and short gasp (idiom); continually moaning and groaning in pain
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- 短兵相接 duǎn bīng xiāng jiē ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄝ dyun2 bing1 soeng1 zip3 lit. short-weaponed soldiery fight one another (idiom); fierce hand-to-hand infantry combat
- 短小精悍 duǎn xiǎo jīng hàn ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄢˋ dyun2 siu2 zing1 hon6 (of a person) short but plucky (idiom)
- 短中抽长 短中抽長 duǎn zhōng chōu cháng ㄉㄨㄢˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄔㄡ ㄔㄤˊ dyun2 zung1 cau1 coeng4 to make the best of a bad job
- 截长补短 截長補短 jié cháng bǔ duǎn ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ zit6 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 take from the long to supplement the short (idiom)
- 论长道短 論長道短 lùn cháng dào duǎn ㄌㄨㄣˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ leon6 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 取长补短 取長補短 qǔ cháng bǔ duǎn ㄑㄩˇ ㄔㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄢˇ ceoi2 coeng4 bou2 dyun2 lit. use others' strengths to make up for one's weak points (idiom from Mencius)
- 说长道短 說長道短 shuō cháng dào duǎn ㄕㄨㄛ ㄔㄤˊ ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢˇ syut3 coeng4 dou6 dyun2 lit. to discuss sb's merits and demerits (idiom); to gossip
- 唇枪舌剑 唇槍舌劍 chún qiāng shé jiàn ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄕㄜˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ seon4 coeng1 sit3 gim3 (idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
- 刀光剑影 刀光劍影 dāo guāng jiàn yǐng ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄥˇ dou1 gwong1 gim3 jing2 lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)
- 刀枪剑戟 刀槍劍戟 dāo qiāng jiàn jǐ ㄉㄠ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧˇ (idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
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- 剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- 剑眉星目 劍眉星目 jiàn méi xīng mù ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄨˋ gim3 mei4 sing1 muk6 (idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
- 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn ㄎㄜˋ ㄓㄡ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hak1 zau1 kau4 gim3 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
- 口蜜腹剑 口蜜腹劍 kǒu mì fù jiàn ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄧˋ ㄈㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau2 mat6 fuk1 gim3 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
- 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄆㄧㄠ ㄌㄧㄥˊ kam4 gim3 piu1 ling4 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
- 项庄舞剑 項莊舞劍 Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鸿门宴 in 206 BC)
- 铸剑为犁 鑄劍為犁 zhù jiàn wéi lí ㄓㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄧˊ zyu3 gim3 wai6 lai4 (idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace