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只手单拳 — Chinese Idiom

只手单拳 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act alone with very limited strength or resources, often implying inadequacy for a task; a lone hand with meager power”.

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只手单拳 Pronunciation and Pinyin

只手单拳 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
只
zhǐ5only, just, merely
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
单
dān8single, simple, or a list
拳
quán10fist, punch, boxing

Example Sentence with 只手单拳

在巨大的困难面前,我们不能只手单拳,需要团结协作。
In the face of immense difficulties, we cannot act alone with meager power; we need to unite and cooperate.

Idioms Related to 只手单拳

Synonyms of 只手单拳

  • dān单qiāng枪pǐ匹mǎ马To act alone without assistance

More idioms starting with 只

  • zhǐ只zhēng争dàn旦xī夕seize every minute and second
  • zhǐ只zhēng争zhāo朝xī夕Seize every minute and second
  • zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火,,bù不zhǔn准bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯Double standards for those in power
  • zhǐ只zhǔn准zhōu州guān官fàng放huǒ火,,bù不xǔ许bǎi百xìng姓diǎn点dēng灯double standard for powerful vs ordinary
  • zhǐ只fèng凤gū孤huáng凰a single person without a partner
  • zhǐ只kě可yì意huì会,,bù不kě可yán言chuán传understood intuitively, not expressed in words
  • zhǐ只kě可zhì智qǔ取,,bù不kě可lì力dí敌Win by wisdom, not by force
  • zhǐ只tīng听lóu楼tī梯xiǎng响,,bù不jiàn见rén人xià下lai来all talk and no action
  • zhī只zì字bù不tí提not mention a single word
  • zhī只zì字piàn片yán言a single word or a few remarks
  • zhǐ只yǐng影dān单xíng形utterly alone
  • zhǐ只yǐng影gū孤xíng形utterly alone and isolated

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What does 只手单拳 mean?

只手单拳 (zhǐ shǒu dān quán) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to act alone with very limited strength or resources, often implying inadequacy for a task; a lone hand with meager power”.

How do you pronounce 只手单拳?

只手单拳 is pronounced zhǐ shǒu dān quán in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 只手单拳?

只:单。比喻一个人力量弱小

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