魔掌
mó zhǎng
Pinyin

Definition

魔掌
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mó zhǎng
  1. the power of sb or sth evil
  2. the clutches (of a bad person etc)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

掌
zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 sole of the foot
  3. 3 paw
  4. 4 horseshoe
  5. 5 to slap
  6. 6 to hold in one's hand
  7. 7 to wield
掌控
zhǎng kòng
  1. 1 to control
  2. 2 in control of
魔幻
mó huàn
  1. 1 magical
  2. 2 magic
  3. 3 illusion
魔法
mó fǎ
  1. 1 enchantment
  2. 2 magic
魔术
mó shù
  1. 1 magic
魔术师
mó shù shī
  1. 1 magician
魔鬼
mó guǐ
  1. 1 devil
仙人掌
xiān rén zhǎng
  1. 1 cactus
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
巴掌
bā zhǎng
  1. 1 palm of the hand
  2. 2 classifier: slap
恶魔
è mó
  1. 1 demon
  2. 2 fiend
手掌
shǒu zhǎng
  1. 1 palm
掌心
zhǎng xīn
  1. 1 hollow of the palm
掌握
zhǎng wò
  1. 1 to grasp (often fig.)
  2. 2 to control
  3. 3 to seize (initiative, opportunity, destiny)
  4. 4 to master
  5. 5 to know well
  6. 6 to understand sth well and know how to use it
  7. 7 fluency
掌柜
zhǎng guì
  1. 1 shopkeeper
掌声
zhǎng shēng
  1. 1 applause
  2. 2 CL:陣|阵[zhèn]
病魔
bìng mó
  1. 1 serious illness
驱魔
qū mó
  1. 1 to drive out devils
  2. 2 to exorcise
魔力
mó lì
  1. 1 magic
  2. 2 magic power
魔咒
mó zhòu
  1. 1 (magical) spell
  2. 2 curse

Idioms (10)

了如指掌
liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
  1. 1 to know sth like the back of one's hand (idiom)
  2. 2 to know (a person, a place etc) inside out
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
掌声雷动
zhǎng shēng léi dòng
  1. 1 thunderous applause (idiom)
摩拳擦掌
mó quán cā zhǎng
  1. 1 fig. to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms (idiom)
  2. 2 to roll up one's sleeves for battle
  3. 3 eager to get into action or start on a task
易如反掌
yì rú fǎn zhǎng
  1. 1 easy as a hand's turn (idiom); very easy
  2. 2 no effort at all
混世魔王
hùn shì mó wáng
  1. 1 devil incarnate (idiom)
  2. 2 fiend in human form
道高一尺，魔高一丈
dào gāo yī chǐ , mó gāo yī zhàng
  1. 1 virtue is one foot tall, the devil ten foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
魔高一丈，道高一尺
mó gāo yī zhàng , dào gāo yī chǐ
  1. 1 the devil is ten foot tall, virtue one foot (idiom); It takes constant vigilance to stave off evil.
鱼与熊掌
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it
鱼与熊掌不可兼得
yú yǔ xióng zhǎng bù kě jiān dé
  1. 1 lit. the fish and the bear's paw, you can't have both at the same time (idiom, from Mencius); fig. you must choose one or the other
  2. 2 you can't always get everything you want
  3. 3 you can't have your cake and eat it

Sample Sentences