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大显身手 — “To fully display one's talents, skills, or abilities”

大显身手 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fully display one's talents, skills, or abilities”. To show what one is capable of. Literally, “greatly display one's skills/abilities”.

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大显身手 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 大dà
  • 显xiǎn
  • 身shēn
  • 手shǒu

大显身手 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
大
dà3large, big, great
显
xiǎn9evident, show, prominent
身
shēn7body, person, life, self
手
shǒu4hand, skill, person, handy

Example Sentence with 大显身手

在这次重要的项目启动会议上,年轻的工程师终于有机会大显身手,提出了许多创新的解决方案。
At this important project kick-off meeting, the young engineer finally had the opportunity to fully display his talents, proposing many innovative solutions.

Idioms Related to 大显身手

Synonyms of 大显身手

  • dà大zhǎn展hóng宏tú图Unfold grand plans and achieve great things
  • dà大zhǎn展jīng经lún纶fully exercise one's statecraft or administrative acumen
  • dà大xiǎn显shén神tōng通fully display extraordinary skills
  • dà大yǒu有zuò作wéi为to have great accomplishments

Antonyms of 大显身手

  • yī一chóu筹mò莫zhǎn展at one's wits' end
  • wú无néng能wéi为lì力powerless to help
  • shù束shǒu手wú无cè策utterly helpless and at a loss

More idioms starting with 大

  • dà大zhōng中zhì至zhèng正utterly fair and impartial
  • dà大jǔ举jìn进gōng攻launch a large-scale attack
  • dà大yì义lǐn凛rán然awe-inspiring righteousness
  • dà大yì义miè灭qīn亲uphold justice over family loyalty
  • dà大shū书tè特shū书write about with great emphasis
  • dà大shì事bù不hú糊tú涂clear-headed in important affairs
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小reduce a major problem to a minor one
  • dà大shì事huà化xiǎo小,,xiǎo小shì事huà化wú无reduce big problems to nothing
  • dà大shì事qù去yǐ矣Major matters are beyond recovery
  • dà大shì事wán完bì毕major tasks completed
  • dà大shì事yǐ已rán然The major event is already done
  • dà大shì事pū铺zhāng张make an extravagant display for big events

Questions about 大显身手

What does 大显身手 mean?
大显身手 (dà xiǎn shēn shǒu) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to fully display one's talents, skills, or abilities”.
How do you pronounce 大显身手?
大显身手 is pronounced dà xiǎn shēn shǒu in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 大显身手 literally mean?
Literally, 大显身手 means “greatly display one's skills/abilities”. It is used to mean “to fully display one's talents, skills, or abilities”.
What is the Chinese definition of 大显身手?
显:表露,表现;身手:指本领。充分显示出本领和才能。
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