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Attach “用” plus a tool or means before “来” to introduce the purpose of an action.
"长矛用来进攻，可以刺杀敌人。"
"盾牌用来防御，可以保护自己。"
Use “任何” + noun plus a negative clause with “也” to stress that no member of a category can do the implied action.
"任何武器也刺不透。"
"能刺透任何东西！"
Use the paired “一会…一会儿…” to describe two contrasting actions that happen back and forth.
"一会指着盾牌对人夸口…"
"一会儿又举着长矛吹嘘…"
Start with “一句话也” plus a negative verb to highlight incapability or inability even for “one sentence.”
"问得他一句话也答不上来。"
Classical Chinese pattern that uses “以” + object + “之” + another object to set up a rhetorical question comparing two related things.
"以子之矛，攻子之盾，何如？"
of; ~'s (possessive particle)
to be (followed by substantives only)
(third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
to be used for
(after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world")
both... and...
with regard to; concerning
hard
I; me; my
to use; to make use of; to employ
any; whatever; whichever
person; people
you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nin2])
(onom.) whoosh
no; not so
pretty good
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