What Does "开刃必见血" (kāi rèn bì jiàn xuè) Mean?

kāi开rèn刃bì必jiàn见xuè血

it must draw blood when first sharpened.

HSK Vocabulary

必H5 见H1 血H4

Show Information

Source Media

TV Series

Season & Episode

S1 E28

Clip Timestamp

3:24

TMDB ID

279388

Conversation Context

Line	Chinese	Pinyin	Translation
1	锻造凶兵	duàn zào xiōng bīng	when forging a deadly weapon,
2▶	开刃必见血	kāi rèn bì jiàn xuè	it must draw blood when first sharpened.
3	回火之后方能出炉	huí huǒ zhī hòu fāng néng chū lú	Only after tempering can it leave the furnace.

More Clips From Episode

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HSK 7

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但信中对谋害之人只字未提

dàn xìn zhōng duì móu hài zhī rén zhī zì wèi tíBut the letter didn't mention anything about the murderer.

HSK 1

0:03s

实不知大公子在此

shí bù zhī dà gōng zi zài cǐI truly didn't know you were here, Eldest Young Master.

HSK 5

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皇长孙如今还活着吧

huáng zhǎng sūn rú jīn hái huó zhe baIs the Imperial Eldest Grandson still alive?

HSK 1

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长信王的长子

zhǎng xìn wáng de zhǎng zǐLord Changxin's eldest son.

HSK 6

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可不止刀斧剑伤

kě bù zhǐ dāo fǔ jiàn shāngcuts and sword wounds on your body.

HSK 2

0:03s

你就是个小娘子

nǐ jiù shì gè xiǎo niáng zǐYou're just a young lady.

HSK 5

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你你这里也伤到了

nǐ nǐ zhè lǐ yě shāng dào leYou... You're hurt here too.

HSK 7

0:03s

怕也是在战场上磕碰的

pà yě shì zài zhàn chǎng shàng kē pèng deI probably bumped it on the battlefield too.

HSK 3

0:03s

你身上其他硌伤都是乌青的

nǐ shēn shàng qí tā gè shāng dōu shì wū qīng deAll your other bruises are dark,

HSK 4

0:03s

倒像是刚弄上去没多久

dào xiàng shì gāng nòng shàng qù méi duō jiǔlooks quite fresh.

HSK 2

0:03s

我在医书上从没见过

wǒ zài yī shū shàng cóng méi jiàn guòI've never read about anything like this in medical books.

HSK 4

0:03s

刚弄上去没多久

gāng nòng shàng qù méi duō jiǔFresh...

HSK 3

0:03s

应该也是摔倒在地上

yīng gāi yě shì shuāi dǎo zài dì shàngI must have gotten it