剑拔弩张(jiàn bá nǔ zhāng): lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom)
4 charactersTrad. 劍拔弩張
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
- Meaning
- lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 劍拔弩張
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