利剑

利劍

lìjiàn

noun #36,523

Measure Word

一把利剑 bǎ

Meanings

1 sharp sword
2 (figurative) a powerful weapon (e.g. of justice)

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Examples

他手中握着一把利剑。

Tā shǒu zhōng wò zhe yī bǎ lìjiàn.

He held a sharp sword in his hand.

法律是反腐败的一把利剑。

Fǎlǜ shì fǎn fǔbài de yī bǎ lìjiàn.

The law is a sharp sword against corruption.

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Common in news, official rhetoric and martial-arts fiction. The figurative use — 'X is a sharp sword against Y' — is a stock metaphor for any decisive instrument of policy, justice, or punishment, especially in anti-corruption discourse (反腐利剑).

Stroke Order

利 lì

剑 jiàn