出拳

chūquán

verb

Meanings

HSK 5

他一出拳，对手就倒下了。

Tā yì chūquán, duìshǒu jiù dǎoxià le.

The moment he threw a punch, his opponent went down.

HSK 7-9

教练说，出拳以后要马上把手收回来护住脸。

Jiàoliàn shuō, chūquán yǐhòu yào mǎshàng bǎ shǒu shōu huílai hùzhù liǎn.

The coach said that after every punch you should pull your hand straight back to guard your face.

usage

Punches are counted with 拳 itself: 打了他一拳 "hit him once". In rock-paper-scissors (石头剪刀布), 出拳 is showing your hand.

出 chū

拳 quán