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一手包揽 — “To take sole charge of everything”

一手包揽 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take sole charge of everything”. To monopolize all the work. Literally, “to take everything under one's own hand”.

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一手包揽 Pronunciation and Pinyin

一手包揽 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
一
yī1one, a, single, whole
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy
包
bāo5wrap, bag, or contain
揽
lǎn12take sole control

Example Sentence with 一手包揽

他喜欢一手包揽所有项目的细节,不让别人插手
He likes to take sole charge of all project details, not allowing others to interfere.

Idioms Related to 一手包揽

Synonyms of 一手包揽

  • bāo包bàn办dài代tì替monopolize and handle for others

More idioms starting with 一

  • yī一dīng丁bù不shí识completely illiterate
  • yī一dīng丁diǎn点er儿a tiny bit
  • yī一bù不zuò作,,èr二bù不xiū休Finish what you start
  • yī一bù不zuò做,,èr二bù不xiū休in for a penny, in for a pound
  • yī一bù不yā压zhòng众,,bǎi百bù不suí随yī一The minority cannot prevail against the majority
  • yī一bù不niǔ扭zhòng众One person cannot defy the crowd
  • yī一shì世zhī之xióng雄A hero of a generation
  • yī一shì世lóng龙mén门A generation's revered influential figure
  • yī一qiū丘yī一hè壑live contentedly in nature
  • yī一qiū丘zhī之hé貉birds of a feather
  • yī一sī丝yī一háo毫the slightest amount
  • yī一sī丝bù不luàn乱perfectly orderly and neat

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Questions about 一手包揽

What does 一手包揽 mean?

一手包揽 (yī shǒu bāo lǎn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to take sole charge of everything”.

How do you pronounce 一手包揽?

一手包揽 is pronounced yī shǒu bāo lǎn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 一手包揽 literally mean?

Literally, 一手包揽 means “to take everything under one's own hand”. It is used to mean “to take sole charge of everything”.

What is the Chinese definition of 一手包揽?

一个人办理全部事情,不容许别人插手

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