杀手锏 shā shǒu jiǎn

(fig.) trump card

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 16158th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) trump card

Characters

Character Meaning
杀 shā HSK 5
to kill; to attack; to weaken or reduce
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
锏 jiǎn
ancient weapon like a long solid metal truncheon