卖剑买牛 (mài jiàn mǎi niú): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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卖剑买牛
卖剑买牛 (mài jiàn mǎi niú): To abandon violence or military pursuits and return to peaceful civilian life (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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Character Breakdown
卖 • mài • to sell • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
mài
卖
to sell
剑 • jiàn • double-edged sword • HSK 2.0 L6
HSK 6
jiàn
剑
double-edged sword
买 • mǎi • buy • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
mǎi
买
buy
牛 • niú • ox, cow, cattle • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
niú
牛
ox, cow, cattle
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Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 卖剑买牛.
Words with
卖
外卖
wài mài
(of a restaurant) to provide a takeout or home delivery meal
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling
出卖
chū mài
to sell; offer for sale
贩卖
fàn mài
traffic; peddle; sell
专卖
zhuān mài
monopolize / sell exclusively
拍卖
pāi mài
Auction / Sell at auction
义卖
yì mài
charity sale
倒卖
dǎo mài
to resell at a profit
Words with
剑
刻舟求剑
kè zhōu qiú jiàn
carve a boat to seek a sword / act out an irrelevant solution to a problem
击剑
jī jiàn
fencing (sport)
剑客
jiàn kè
swordsman
剑术
jiàn shù
swordsmanship
Words with
买
购买
gòu mǎi
to purchase; to buy
买卖
mǎi mài
buying and selling
收买
shōu mǎi
Bribe / Buy off
买主
mǎi zhǔ
buyer, purchaser
Words with
牛
牛奶
niú nǎi
milk
牛仔裤
niú zǎi kù
jeans
吹牛
chuī niú
boast; brag
对牛弹琴
duì niú tán qín
Playing the lute to a cow
剑桥
jiàn qiáo
Cambridge
剑鞘
jiànqiào
sword scabbard
宝剑
bǎo jiàn
treasured sword
买书
mǎi shū
buy books
买家
mǎi jiā
buyer
买房
mǎi fáng
to buy a house
买票
mǎi piào
buy tickets
公牛
gōng niú
bull
奶牛
nǎi niú
milk cow
小牛
xiǎo niú
calf; young cow
斗牛
dòu niú
bullfighting
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Example Sentences with 卖剑买牛
tā
他
jué
决
dìng
定
mài
卖
jiàn
剑
mǎi
买
niú
牛
，
huí
回
xiāng
乡
wù
务
nóng
农
。
He decided to sell his sword and buy an ox, returning to his hometown to farm.
zhèng
政
fǔ
府
gǔ
鼓
lì
励
dào
盗
zéi
贼
mài
卖
jiàn
剑
mǎi
买
niú
牛
，
chóng
重
xīn
新
zuò
做
rén
人
。
The government encouraged thieves to sell their swords and buy oxen, turning over a new leaf.
