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拔刀相济

拔刀相济 — “To draw one's sword to help someone in distress”

拔刀相济 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to draw one's sword to help someone in distress”. To come to someone's rescue when injustice is seen. Literally, “Draw sword to help each other”.

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拔刀相济 Pronunciation and Pinyin

拔刀相济 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
拔
bá8pull out or uproot
刀
dāo2knife
相
xiāng9mutual or appearance
济
jì9help overcome difficulties

Example Sentence with 拔刀相济

当看到弱者被欺负时,他总是拔刀相济,从不袖手旁观。
When seeing the weak being bullied, he always drew his sword to help, never standing by idly.

Idioms Related to 拔刀相济

Synonyms of 拔刀相济

  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相zhù助draw sword and help someone in trouble

Antonyms of 拔刀相济

  • xiù袖shǒu手páng旁guān观stand by idly and watch

More idioms starting with 拔

  • bá拔dīng丁chōu抽xiē楔resolve difficulties or remove obstacles
  • bá拔bù不chū出jiǎo脚bogged down, unable to free oneself
  • bá拔bù不chū出tuǐ腿unable to extricate oneself
  • bá拔cóng丛chū出lèi类to stand out from the crowd
  • bá拔le了luó萝bo卜dì地pí皮kuān宽remove obstacles to expand influence
  • bá拔dāo刀xiāng相xiàng向turn hostile and resort to violence
  • bá拔rèn刃zhāng张nǔ弩Tense and poised for conflict
  • bá拔jiàn剑lùn论gōng功fiercely argue over one's achievements
  • bá拔shí十shī失wǔ五select ten, lose five
  • bá拔shí十dé得wǔ五difficult to select suitable talent
  • bá拔dì地yǐ倚tiān天Towering to the sky

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Questions about 拔刀相济

What does 拔刀相济 mean?

拔刀相济 (bá dāo xiāng jì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to draw one's sword to help someone in distress”.

How do you pronounce 拔刀相济?

拔刀相济 is pronounced bá dāo xiāng jì in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 拔刀相济 literally mean?

Literally, 拔刀相济 means “Draw sword to help each other”. It is used to mean “to draw one's sword to help someone in distress”.

What is the Chinese definition of 拔刀相济?

拔:抽出。拔出刀来助战,多指见义勇为

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