Chinese word dictionary

杀手锏

shā shǒu jiǎn · (fig.) trump card

Word information

Simplified杀手锏
Traditional殺手鐧
Pinyinshā shǒu jiǎn
Part of speechDictionary
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How to learn 杀手锏

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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