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利剑

lì jiàn

2-character word Traditional 利劍

What 利剑 means

1. sharp sword

The characters in 利剑

• 利lìsharp; favorable; advantage
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

Example sentences

• 恐惧比利剑更伤人。
  Kǒngjù Bǐlì jiàn gèng shāngrén.
  Fear is more harmful than the sharpest of swords.

Sounds the same

Read lì jiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 力荐to strongly recommend

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