bǎojiàn

宝剑

Word · NounTraditional寶劍

precious sword; general term for sword

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Meanings

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1.

noun

precious/rare ancient sword;泛指 sword

literary

Most often used in literary or formal contexts, originally referred to rare valuable swords, now broadly refers to any sword.

Gǔ古
dài代
xiá侠
kè客
cháng常
cháng常
shǒu手
chí持
bǎo宝
jiàn剑
xíng行
xiá侠
zhàng仗
yì义
 。

Ancient heroes often held precious swords to uphold justice and help the weak.

Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
zhǎn展
chū出
le了
yī一
bǎ把
zhàn战
guó国
shí时
qī期
de的
bǎo宝
jiàn剑
 。

The museum exhibited a precious sword from the Warring States period.

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Chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
de的
jiàn剑
kè客
zǒng总
shì是
pèi配
dài带
zhe着
fēng锋
lì利
de的
bǎo宝
jiàn剑
 。

Legendary swordsmen always carry sharp swords with them.

Zhè这
bǎ把
fǎng仿
zhì制
de的
bǎo宝
jiàn剑
zuò做
gōng工
shí十
fēn分
jīng精
měi美
 。

This replica sword has extremely exquisite craftsmanship.

Wǔ武
xiá侠
xiǎo小
shuō说
lǐ里
de的
zhǔ主
jué角
jīng经
cháng常
huì会
huò获
dé得
yī一
bǎ把
jué绝
shì世
bǎo宝
jiàn剑
 。

The protagonist in wuxia novels often obtains a peerless precious sword.