shè jiàn
archery
to shoot an arrow
yī jiàn shuāng diāo
lit. one arrow, two golden eagles (idiom)
to kill two birds with one stone
àn jiàn
attack by a hidden enemy
a stab in the back
jiàn bù
sudden big stride forward
guāng yīn sì jiàn
time flies like an arrow (idiom); How time flies!
guī xīn sì jiàn
with one's heart set on speeding home (idiom)
Máo jiàn
Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
lìng jiàn
arrow banner of command (archaic used as symbol of military authority)
fig. instructions from one's superiors
Lǜ jiàn
Wrigley's Doublemint (brand)
Máo jiàn qū
Maojian district of Shiyan city 十堰市[Shi2 yan4 shi4], Hubei
xiù jiàn
spring-loaded arrow concealed in one's sleeve
jiàn yú
variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jian4 yu2]
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
gōng jiàn bù
bow-and-arrow step (dance step)
zhòng jiàn luò mǎ
lit. to be struck by an arrow and fall from one's horse
to suffer a serious setback (idiom)
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
yòu jiàn tóu jiàn
right arrow key (on keyboard)
xià jiàn tóu jiàn
down arrow key (on keyboard)
zuǒ jiàn tóu jiàn
left arrow key (on keyboard)
shàng jiàn tóu jiàn
up arrow key (on keyboard)
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
qiāng lín jiàn yǔ
forest of spear, rain of arrows
qì jiàn
arrow used as a token of authority (by field commanders)
kāi gōng méi yǒu huí tóu jiàn
lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
to have to finish what one started
to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks
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
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
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