握拳

wòquán
verb #35,228

Meanings

  1. 1 to make a fist
  2. 2 to clench one's fist

Examples

HSK 6
Tā jǐnjǐn wòquán, qiǎng rěn zhe nùhuǒ.
He clenched his fists tight, holding back his anger.
HSK 7-9
Shènglì shí tā xīngfèn de wòquán huānhū.
At the moment of victory he excitedly pumped his fist and cheered.

Tips

usage
To bend the fingers toward the palm into a fist. Common in body-language descriptions - anger (suppressing it), determination (resolve), or victory (the 'yes!' fist-pump). The fist-bump greeting is 碰拳.

Stroke Order

quán