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出鞘 (chū qiào): Draw a sword from its sheath — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

出鞘 consists of 2 characters.

scabbard, sheath

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Pinyinchū qiào

Meaningdraw a sword from its sheath

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Example Sentences with 出鞘

Bǎo宝

jiàn剑

chū出

qiào鞘

，

háng寒

uāng光

shǎn闪

shǎn闪

。

The precious sword was drawn, its cold light glittering.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 出鞘.

Words with 出

出租车chū zū chēHSK 1
出去chū quHSK 2
出国chū guóHSK 2
出来chū laiHSK 2
出门chū ménHSK 2
出院chū yuànHSK 3
出发chū fāHSK 4
出差chū chāiHSK 4

Words with 鞘

刀鞘dāoqiào
剑鞘jiànqiào
鞘翅qiàochì