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跷足抗手
跷足抗手
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跷足抗手

跷足抗手 — “To gesticulate wildly with joy or excitement”

跷足抗手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate wildly with joy or excitement”. To dance and gesticulate in a state of high spirits. Literally, “lifting feet and raising hands”.

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跷足抗手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

跷足抗手 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
跷
qiāo13lift or cross legs
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full
抗
kàng7resist, oppose, fight against
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

Example Sentence with 跷足抗手

听到他演唱会取得巨大成功的好消息,她激动得跷足抗手,为他感到由衷的高兴。
Upon hearing the good news of his concert's great success, she gesticulated wildly with joy, genuinely happy for him.

Idioms Related to 跷足抗手

Synonyms of 跷足抗手

  • shǒu手wǔ舞zú足dǎo蹈dance with joy

More idioms starting with 跷

  • qiāo跷zú足kàng抗shǒu首eagerly anticipate
  • qiāo跷zú足ér而dài待wait with bated breath
  • qiāo跷qī蹊zuò作guài怪behave strangely and cause trouble

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Questions about 跷足抗手

What does 跷足抗手 mean?

跷足抗手 (qiāo zú kàng shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to gesticulate wildly with joy or excitement”.

How do you pronounce 跷足抗手?

跷足抗手 is pronounced qiāo zú kàng shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 跷足抗手 literally mean?

Literally, 跷足抗手 means “lifting feet and raising hands”. It is used to mean “to gesticulate wildly with joy or excitement”.

What is the Chinese definition of 跷足抗手?

手舞足蹈的样子。

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