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拳脚

拳腳
quánjiǎo
noun #17,302

Meanings

  1. 1 fists and feet
  2. 2 punching and kicking
  3. 3 hand-to-hand combat

Examples

他们动了拳脚，打成了一团。
Tāmen dòng le quánjiǎo, dǎchéng le yì tuán.
They came to blows and got into a brawl.
你别跟他动拳脚，有话好好说。
Nǐ bié gēn tā dòng quánjiǎo, yǒu huà hǎohāo shuō.
Don't get physical with him, talk it out properly.

Tips

usage
动拳脚 is a very common collocation meaning 'to come to blows' or 'to get physical.' 拳脚相向 (quánjiǎo xiāngxiàng) is the more literary expression for 'exchanging blows.'

Stroke Order

拳 quán
脚 jiǎo