拳脚

拳腳

quánjiǎo

noun #17,302

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

他们动了拳脚，打成了一团。

Tāmen dòng le quánjiǎo, dǎchéng le yìtuán.

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