左右勾拳
zuǒ yòu gōu quán
Pinyin

Definition

左右勾拳
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zuǒ yòu gōu quán
  1. left hook and right hook (boxing)
  2. the old one-two

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

右边
yòu bian
  1. 1 right side
  2. 2 right, to the right
左
Zuǒ
  1. 1 surname Zuo
左右
zuǒ yòu
  1. 1 left and right
  2. 2 nearby
  3. 3 approximately
  4. 4 attendant
  5. 5 to control
  6. 6 to influence
勾
Gōu
  1. 1 surname Gou
勾勒
gōu lè
  1. 1 to draw the outline of
  2. 2 to outline
  3. 3 to sketch
  4. 4 to delineate contours of
  5. 5 to give a brief account of
勾引
gōu yǐn
  1. 1 to seduce
  2. 2 to tempt
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
勾搭
gōu da
  1. 1 to gang up
  2. 2 to fool around with
  3. 3 to make up to
勾结
gōu jié
  1. 1 to collude with
  2. 2 to collaborate with
  3. 3 to gang up with
勾芡
gōu qiàn
  1. 1 to thicken with cornstarch
勾起
gōu qǐ
  1. 1 to evoke
  2. 2 to induce
  3. 3 to call to mind
  4. 4 to pick up with a hook
右
yòu
  1. 1 right (-hand)
  2. 2 the Right (politics)
  3. 3 west (old)
右侧
yòu cè
  1. 1 right side
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
右转
yòu zhuǎn
  1. 1 to turn right
左下
zuǒ xià
  1. 1 lower left
左侧
zuǒ cè
  1. 1 left side
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
左岸
Zuǒ àn
  1. 1 Left Bank (in Paris)
左手
zuǒ shǒu
  1. 1 left hand
  2. 2 left-hand side

Idioms (17)

不为左右袒
bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn
  1. 1 to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom)
勾心斗角
gōu xīn dòu jiǎo
  1. 1 to fight and scheme against each other (idiom)
  2. 2 (in palace construction) elaborate and refined
勾肩搭背
gōu jiān dā bèi
  1. 1 arms around each other's shoulders (idiom)
宁左勿右
nìng zuǒ wù yòu
  1. 1 (of one's political views) to prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)
左券在握
zuǒ quàn zài wò
  1. 1 to be assured of success (idiom)
左右两难
zuǒ yòu liǎng nán
  1. 1 dilemma
  2. 2 quandary
  3. 3 Scylla and Charybdis
  4. 4 between the devil and the deep blue sea (idiom)
左右逢源
zuǒ yòu féng yuán
  1. 1 lit. to strike water right and left (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to turn everything into gold
  3. 3 to have everything going one's way
  4. 4 to benefit from both sides
左右开弓
zuǒ yòu kāi gōng
  1. 1 lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. 3 to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4 to use both feet equally (football)
左思右想
zuǒ sī yòu xiǎng
  1. 1 to turn over in one's mind (idiom); to think through from different angles
  2. 2 to ponder
左道惑众
zuǒ dào huò zhòng
  1. 1 to delude the masses with heretical doctrines (idiom)
左顾右盼
zuǒ gù yòu pàn
  1. 1 glancing to left and right (idiom); to look all around
拳打脚踢
quán dǎ jiǎo tī
  1. 1 lit. to punch and kick (idiom); to beat up
  2. 2 fig. determined to sort out a problem
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
旁门左道
páng mén zuǒ dào
  1. 1 dissenting religious sect (idiom); heretical school of opinion
  2. 2 dissident group
王顾左右而言他
wáng gù zuǒ yòu ér yán tā
  1. 1 the king looked left and right and then talked of other things
  2. 2 to digress from the topic of discussion (idiom)
花拳绣腿
huā quán xiù tuǐ
  1. 1 flowery of fist with fancy footwork (idiom)
  2. 2 highly embellished and ineffectual
  3. 3 fancy but impractical skills
  4. 4 all show and no go
  5. 5 pugilistic wankery
赤手空拳
chì shǒu kōng quán
  1. 1 empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on
  2. 2 unarmed and defenseless

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