劍走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng

fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. unexpected winning move
  2. 2. unconventional gambit
  3. 3. the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
劍 jiàn
double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword
走 zǒu HSK 2
to go; to walk; to leave
蜻 qīng
see 蜻蜓qīng tíng
蛉 líng
sandfly