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扎手舞脚
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扎手舞脚 — Chinese Idiom

扎手舞脚 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate wildly and clumsily, often due to excitement, nervousness, or impatience; to fidget impetuously”.

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扎手舞脚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

扎手舞脚 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
扎
zhā4tie, prick, plunge, struggle
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
舞
wǔ14to dance
脚
jiǎo11foot, leg, base

Example Sentence with 扎手舞脚

听到这个好消息,他激动得扎手舞脚,完全坐不住了。
Hearing the good news, he was so excited that he gesticulated wildly and couldn't sit still.

Idioms Related to 扎手舞脚

Synonyms of 扎手舞脚

  • zhá札shǒu手wǔ舞jiǎo脚Fidget with hands and feet

More idioms starting with 扎

  • zhā扎zha扎shí实shí实solid and reliable
  • zhā扎gēn根chuàn串lián连deeply integrate and connect

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What does 扎手舞脚 mean?

扎手舞脚 (zhā shǒu wǔ jiǎo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate wildly and clumsily, often due to excitement, nervousness, or impatience; to fidget impetuously”.

How do you pronounce 扎手舞脚?

扎手舞脚 is pronounced zhā shǒu wǔ jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 扎手舞脚?

动手动脚,形容手舞足蹈、毛毛草草的姿态

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