剑术
jiàn shù
Pinyin

Definition

剑术
 - 
jiàn shù
  1. swordsmanship

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

剑
jiàn
  1. 1 double-edged sword
  2. 2 CL:口[kǒu],把[bǎ]
  3. 3 classifier for blows of a sword
手术
shǒu shù
  1. 1 (surgical) operation
  2. 2 surgery
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
技术
jì shù
  1. 1 technology
  2. 2 technique
  3. 3 skill
  4. 4 CL:門|门[mén],種|种[zhǒng],項|项[xiàng]
武术
wǔ shù
  1. 1 military skill or technique (in former times)
  2. 2 all kinds of martial art sports (some claiming spiritual development)
  3. 3 self-defense
  4. 4 tradition of choreographed fights from opera and film (recent usage)
  5. 5 also called kungfu 功夫
  6. 6 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
艺术
yì shù
  1. 1 art
魔术
mó shù
  1. 1 magic
魔术师
mó shù shī
  1. 1 magician
刀剑
dāo jiàn
  1. 1 sword
剑客
jiàn kè
  1. 1 swordsman
剑桥
Jiàn qiáo
  1. 1 Cambridge
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
学术
xué shù
  1. 1 learning
  2. 2 science
  3. 3 academic
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
心术
xīn shù
  1. 1 designs
  2. 2 schemes
  3. 3 intentions
  4. 4 scheming
  5. 5 calculating (of a person)
战术
zhàn shù
  1. 1 tactics
手术台
shǒu shù tái
  1. 1 operating table
算术
suàn shù
  1. 1 arithmetic
  2. 2 sums (mathematics as primary school subject)
美术
měi shù
  1. 1 art
  2. 2 fine arts
  3. 3 painting
  4. 4 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
美术馆
měi shù guǎn
  1. 1 art gallery
艺术品
yì shù pǐn
  1. 1 art piece
  2. 2 work of art
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
艺术家
yì shù jiā
  1. 1 artist
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi],名[míng]

Idioms (13)

不学无术
bù xué wú shù
  1. 1 without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
仁心仁术
rén xīn rén shù
  1. 1 benevolent heart and skillful execution (idiom, from Mencius); charitable in thought and deed
分身乏术
fēn shēn fá shù
  1. 1 to be up to one's ears in work (idiom)
  2. 2 to be unable to attend to other things at the same time
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
  1. 1 lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
剑走偏锋
jiàn zǒu piān fēng
  1. 1 the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉
jiàn zǒu qīng líng
  1. 1 the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unexpected winning move
  3. 3 unconventional gambit
口蜜腹剑
kǒu mì fù jiàn
  1. 1 lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
回天乏术
huí tiān fá shù
  1. 1 unable to turn around a hopeless situation (idiom)
  2. 2 to fail to save the situation
琴剑飘零
qín jiàn piāo líng
  1. 1 floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
罢黜百家，独尊儒术
bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù
  1. 1 Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
  2. 2 sole dominant ideology
项庄舞剑
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn
  1. 1 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 Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn] in 206 BC)
  2. 2 fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
项庄舞剑，意在沛公
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
  1. 1 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 Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
  2. 2 an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

Sample Sentences