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Definition(s) for: 宝刀不老

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
宝刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo - lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
- fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
- the old man still has it

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 50,091 79,256 61,521

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bǎo- variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
bǎo- jewel
- gem
- treasure
- precious
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
- no; not so
- (bound form) not; un-
lǎo- prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
- old (of people)
- venerable (person)
- experienced
- of long standing
- always
- all the time
- of the past
- very
- outdated
- (of meat etc) tough

Other Words Containing 宝刀不老

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
宝刀不老 - - 50,091 79,256 61,521