尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn

imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
  2. 2. in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
  3. 3. variant of 尚方劍shàng fāng jiàn

Characters

Character Meaning
尚 shàng HSK 5
still; yet; to value
方 fāng HSK 3
method; direction; side
寶 bǎo
precious; treasure; jewel
劍 jiàn
double-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword