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着手成春 — “To effect a miraculous cure or recovery”

着手成春 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to effect a miraculous cure or recovery”. Especially referring to highly skilled medical treatment that quickly restores health. It can also describe an artistic touch that revitalizes something. Literally, “To set about and turn into spring”.

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着手成春 Pronunciation and Pinyin

着手成春 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
着
zhuó12to wear, touch, apply, or continue
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
成
chéng7to become or succeed
春
chūn9spring season

Example Sentence with 着手成春

这位老中医医术高明,常常着手成春,让许多疑难杂症的病人恢复健康。
This experienced traditional Chinese doctor has superb medical skills, often bringing about miraculous recoveries and restoring many patients with difficult illnesses to health.

Idioms Related to 着手成春

Synonyms of 着手成春

  • miào妙shǒu手huí回chūn春Miraculous cure brings dying back to life
  • shǒu手dào到bìng病chú除cure instantly with great skill
  • qǐ起sǐ死huí回shēng生bring back to life

More idioms starting with 着

  • zháo着sān三bù不zháo着liǎng两disorganized and ill-considered
  • zhuó着shū书lì立shuō说write books and establish theories
  • zhuó着rén人xiān先biān鞭take the lead
  • zhe着jī屐dēng登shān山endure great difficulties and arduous journeys
  • zhuó着yì意zāi栽huā花huā花bù不fā发,,wú无yì意chā插liǔ柳liǔ柳chéng成yīn荫deliberate efforts fail, unintended actions succeed
  • zhuó着shǒu手huí回chūn春restore vitality with superb skill

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What does 着手成春 mean?

着手成春 (zhuó shǒu chéng chūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to effect a miraculous cure or recovery”.

How do you pronounce 着手成春?

着手成春 is pronounced zhuó shǒu chéng chūn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 着手成春 literally mean?

Literally, 着手成春 means “to set about and turn into spring”. It is used to mean “to effect a miraculous cure or recovery”.

What is the Chinese definition of 着手成春?

着手:动手。一着手就转成春天。原指诗歌要自然清新。后比喻医术高明,刚一动手病情就好转了。

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