摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

摩拳擦掌
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mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. eager to get into action or start on a task

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

拳
quán
  1. 1 fist
  2. 2 boxing
按摩
àn mó
  1. 1 massage
  2. 2 to massage
掌
zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 sole of the foot
  3. 3 paw
  4. 4 horseshoe
  5. 5 to slap
  6. 6 to hold in one's hand
  7. 7 to wield
掌控
zhǎng kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 in control of
掌握
zhǎng wò
  1. 1 to grasp (often fig.)
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. 4 to master
  5. 5 to know well
  6. 6 to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. 7 fluency
摩卡
mó kǎ
  1. 1 mocha (loanword)
摩羯
Mó jié
  1. 1 Capricorn (star sign)
  2. 2 northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu 匈奴
摩羯座
Mó jié zuò
  1. 1 Capricornus
擦
cā
  1. 1 to wipe
  2. 2 to erase
  3. 3 rubbing (brush stroke in painting)
  4. 4 to clean
  5. 5 to polish
福尔摩斯
Fú ěr mó sī
  1. 1 Sherlock Holmes, 歇洛克·福爾摩斯|歇洛克·福尔摩斯[Xiē luò kè · Fú ěr mó sī]
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
  1. 1 cactus
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
巴掌
bā zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 classifier: slap
徐志摩
Xú Zhì mó
  1. 1 Xu Zhimo (1897-1931), writer and poet
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
  1. 1 palm
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
  1. 1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
  2. 2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
拳击
quán jī
  1. 1 boxing
拳头
quán tou
  1. 1 fist
  2. 2 clenched fist
  3. 3 CL:個|个[gè]
  4. 4 competitive (product)
掌心
zhǎng xīn
  1. 1 hollow of the palm
掌柜
zhǎng guì
  1. 1 shopkeeper

Idioms (12)

了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
  1. 1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
  2. 2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
摩顶放踵
mó dǐng fàng zhǒng
  1. 1 to rub one's head and heels (idiom); to slave for the benefit of others
  2. 2 to wear oneself out for the general good
擦亮眼睛
cā liàng yǎn jīng
  1. 1 to keep one's eyes open (idiom)
  2. 2 to be on one's guard
  3. 3 to be clear-eyed
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
花拳绣腿
huā quán xiù tuǐ
  1. 1 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
  2. 2 highly embellished and ineffectual
  3. 3 fancy but impractical skills
  4. 4 all show and no go
  5. 5 pugilistic wankery
赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
  1. 1 empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
  2. 2 unarmed and defenseless
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it

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