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眼明手快 — “To be quick of eye and deft of hand”

眼明手快 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be quick of eye and deft of hand”. Sharp-eyed and quick-moving. Literally, “Sharp eyes and quick hands”.

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眼明手快 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 眼yǎn
  • 明míng
  • 手shǒu
  • 快kuài

眼明手快 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
眼
yǎn11eye, insight, hole, crucial point
明
míng8bright, clear, understand
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
快
kuài7Fast, quick, happy, sharp

Example Sentence with 眼明手快

服务员眼明手快地接住了差点掉落的盘子。
The waiter was quick of eye and deft of hand, catching the plate that was about to fall.

Idioms Related to 眼明手快

Synonyms of 眼明手快

  • shǒu手jí疾yǎn眼kuài快quick hands, quick eyes
  • yǎn眼jí疾shǒu手kuài快quick eyes, fast hands

Antonyms of 眼明手快

  • dāi呆tóu头dāi呆nǎo脑dull-witted and clumsy

More idioms starting with 眼

  • yǎn眼bù不jiāo交jié睫sleepless with anxiety
  • yǎn眼bù不huí回jīng睛to gaze intently, completely absorbed
  • yǎn眼bù不zhù著shā砂Cannot tolerate any wrongdoing
  • yǎn眼bù不jiàn见wéi为jìng净Out of sight, out of mind
  • yǎn眼bù不jiàn见,,xīn心bù不fán烦Out of sight, out of mind
  • yǎn眼bù不shí识dīng丁completely illiterate
  • yǎn眼bù不zhuàn转jīng睛gaze fixedly without blinking
  • yǎn眼zhōng中zhī之dīng钉a thorn in one's eye
  • yǎn眼zhōng中cì刺a thorn in one's eye
  • yǎn眼zhōng中bá拔dīng钉remove a hated person or nuisance
  • yǎn眼zhōng中yǒu有tiě铁resolute and disciplined look
  • yǎn眼zhōng中dīng疔,,ròu肉zhōng中cì刺a thorn in the flesh

Questions about 眼明手快

What does 眼明手快 mean?
眼明手快 (yǎn míng shǒu kuài) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be quick of eye and deft of hand”.
How do you pronounce 眼明手快?
眼明手快 is pronounced yǎn míng shǒu kuài in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 眼明手快 literally mean?
Literally, 眼明手快 means “Sharp eyes and quick hands”. It is used to mean “to be quick of eye and deft of hand”.
What is the Chinese definition of 眼明手快?
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