剑客

劍客
jiànkè
noun #25,202

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 swordsman
  2. 2 fencer
  3. 3 one skilled in the sword

Examples

HSK 5
Zhè bù xiǎoshuō jiǎngshù le yí wèi yóuzǒu jiānghú de jiànkè de gùshi.
This novel tells the story of a wandering swordsman roaming the martial world.
HSK 7-9
Tā cóngxiǎo xí jiàn, zhǎngdà hòu chéng le yì míng chūsè de jiànkè.
He practiced sword arts from childhood and grew up to become an excellent swordsman.

Tips

culture
剑客 appears frequently in wuxia (武侠) fiction and films. Unlike 武士 (samurai), a 剑客 specifically refers to a sword practitioner in the Chinese martial tradition.

Stroke Order

剑 jiàn
客 kè