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Definition(s) for: 尚方宝剑

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
尚方宝剑 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn - variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]
- imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
- in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

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
- - 71,009 59,905 75,958

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
shàng- surname Shang
shàng- still
- yet
- to value
- to esteem
fāng- surname Fang
fāng- square
- power or involution (math.)
- upright
- honest
- fair and square
- direction
- side
- party (to a contract, dispute etc)
- place
- method
- prescription (medicine)
- just when
- only or just
- classifier for square things
- abbr. for square or cubic meter
bǎo- variant of 寶|宝[bao3]
bǎo- jewel
- gem
- treasure
- precious
jiàn- double-edged sword
- CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]
- classifier for blows of a sword
jiàn- variant of 劍|剑[jian4]

Other Words Containing 尚方宝剑

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
尚方宝剑 - - 71,009 59,905 75,958