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Definition(s) for: 真刀真枪

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
真刀真枪 zhēn dāo - zhēn qiāng - lit. real swords and spears (idiom)
- fig. very much for real; genuine

List Ranking:

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HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 50,016 63,698

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
zhēn- really
- truly
- indeed
- real
- true
- genuine
dāo- surname Dao
dāo- knife
- blade
- single-edged sword
- cutlass
- CL:把[ba3]
- (slang) dollar (loanword)
- classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
- classifier for knife cuts or stabs
zhēn- really
- truly
- indeed
- real
- true
- genuine
qiāng- surname Qiang
qiāng- gun
- firearm
- rifle
- spear
- thing with shape or function similar to a gun
- CL:支[zhi1],把[ba3],桿|杆[gan3],條|条[tiao2],枝[zhi1]
- to substitute for another person in a test
- to knock
- classifier for rifle shots
qiāng- variant of 槍|枪[qiang1]
- rifle
- spear

Other Words Containing 真刀真枪

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo