铠甲

鎧甲
kǎijiǎ
noun #23,371

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 armor
  2. 2 suit of armor
  3. 3 battle armor

Examples

HSK 7-9
Qíshì chuānzhe hòuzhòng de kǎijiǎ shàng le zhànchǎng.
The knight donned heavy armor and went to the battlefield.
HSK 7-9
Bówùguǎn lǐ zhǎnchū le yī tào wánzhěng de gǔdài kǎijiǎ.
The museum displayed a complete set of ancient armor.

Tips

memory
(armor chest piece) + (shell / first / carapace) = protective shell. on its own can mean a hard shell (like a turtle's), so 铠甲 = the full armored shell that protects a warrior.

Stroke Order

kǎi
jiǎ