举手投足 — “Every move and act”
举手投足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “every move and act”. Every gesture and mannerism; with the slightest effort or movement. Literally, “raise hand, step foot”.
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举手投足 Pronunciation and Pinyin
举手投足 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 举手投足
她在舞台上举手投足间都充满了艺术家的气质，令人赏心悦目。
Every movement and gesture she made on stage was filled with an artist's temperament, which was delightful to behold.
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Antonyms of 举手投足
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- jǔ举yī一fǎn反sān三infer many from one
- jǔ举yī一fèi废bǎi百cite one, disregard many
- jǔ举bù不shèng胜jǔ举too many to list
- jǔ举shì世wú无lún伦unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无shuāng双unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无dí敌Unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wú无bǐ比unrivaled in the world
- jǔ举shì世hún混zhuó浊the whole world is corrupt
- jǔ举shì世jiē皆zhī知known to all the world
- jǔ举shì世zhǔ瞩mù目attract worldwide attention
- jǔ举shì世mò莫bǐ比unparalleled in the world
- jǔ举shì世wén闻míng名world-renowned
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What does 举手投足 mean?
举手投足 (jǔ shǒu tóu zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “every move and act”.
How do you pronounce 举手投足?
举手投足 is pronounced jǔ shǒu tóu zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 举手投足 literally mean?
Literally, 举手投足 means “raise hand, step foot”. It is used to mean “every move and act”.
What is the Chinese definition of 举手投足?
一抬手，一动脚。形容轻而易举，毫不费力。