Chinese–EnglishWith examples

箭

jiàn · jian

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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2 examples

光(guāng)阴(yīn)飞(fēi)似(sì)箭(jiàn)，水(shuǐ)果(guǒ)飞(fēi)似(sì)蕉(jiāo)。

Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.

Tatoeba: Chinese by shou · English by human600 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

蠢(chǔn)人(rén)一(yí)下(xià)子(zi)就(jiù)把(bǎ)箭(jiàn)射(shè)完(wán)。

A fool's bolt is soon shot.

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