魔棒

móbàng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 magic wand
  2. 2 magic stick

Examples

Wūshī huīwǔ zhe móbàng niànchū zhòuyǔ.
The wizard waved his magic wand and chanted a spell.
Tā fǎngfú yōngyǒu móbàng, bǎ fángjiān bùzhì de huànrán yīxīn.
It was as if she had a magic wand — she transformed the room completely.

Tips

culture
魔棒 is the standard Chinese rendering of the magic wand from Western fairy tales and the Harry Potter (哈利·波特) series. In Photoshop, the Magic Wand selection tool is also called 魔棒工具 móbàng gōngjù.

In Pop Culture

哈利·波特魔棒 Hālì Bōtè de móbàng
Harry Potter's wand
In the Harry Potter novels (J.K. Rowling), every wizard's wand has a unique core (phoenix feather, dragon heartstring, unicorn hair) and chooses its owner — a concept made famous in Chinese translations as 魔棒选择主人.

Stroke Order

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