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手到擒来 — “To achieve success effortlessly”

手到擒来 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve success effortlessly”. To accomplish something with great ease and certainty, as if catching something as soon as the hand reaches for it. Literally, “Capture as soon as the hand reaches”.

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手到擒来 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 手shǒu
  • 到dào
  • 擒qín
  • 来lái

手到擒来 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
到
dào8arrive at or reach
擒
qín15catch or seize
来
lái7to come

Example Sentence with 手到擒来

对于经验丰富的他来说,完成这个任务简直是手到擒来,完全不费吹灰之力。
For him, with his extensive experience, completing this task was simply a piece of cake, requiring no effort at all.

Idioms Related to 手到擒来

Synonyms of 手到擒来

  • yì易rú如fǎn反zhǎng掌extremely easy to do
  • qīng轻ér而yì易jǔ举effortless and very easy

Antonyms of 手到擒来

  • dà大hǎi海lāo捞zhēn针find a needle in a haystack
  • shù束shǒu手wú无cè策utterly helpless and at a loss

More idioms starting with 手

  • shǒu手xià下liú留qíng情show mercy or leniency
  • shǒu手xià下bài败jiàng将one's defeated opponent
  • shǒu手bù不tíng停huī挥write continuously
  • shǒu手bù不tíng停háo毫write continuously without stopping
  • shǒu手bù不yīng应xīn心willing but unable
  • shǒu手bù不chuò辍juǎn卷always studying diligently
  • shǒu手bù不shì释shū书always reading diligently
  • shǒu手bù不shì释juàn卷always reading
  • shǒu手dào到niān拈lái来easily done
  • shǒu手dào到ná拿lái来easily accomplished or obtained
  • shǒu手dào到bìng病chú除cure instantly with great skill
  • shǒu手tóu头bù不biàn便to be short of money

Questions about 手到擒来

What does 手到擒来 mean?
手到擒来 (shǒu dào qín lái) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve success effortlessly”.
How do you pronounce 手到擒来?
手到擒来 is pronounced shǒu dào qín lái in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 手到擒来 literally mean?
Literally, 手到擒来 means “Capture as soon as the hand reaches”. It is used to mean “to achieve success effortlessly”.
What is the Chinese definition of 手到擒来?
擒:捉。原指作战一下子就能把敌人捉拿过来,后比喻做事有把握,不费力就做好了。
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