bái
shǒu

common

Meaning of 白手

白手 means bare-handed; with empty hands; with no resources. Pronounced bái shǒu.

  • bare-handed; with empty hands; with no resources

Definitions & Examples

bái
shǒu
jiā
 
jīn
chéng
wéi
chéng
gōng
de
jiā
 

He started from scratch and has now become a successful entrepreneur.

Jǐng
chá
bái
shǒu
zhì
le
chí
dāo
de
dǎi
 

The police subdued the knife-wielding thug bare-handed.

Xiǎng
zài
zhè
ge
háng
chéng
gōng
 
néng
zhǐ
wàng
bái
shǒu
zhì
 

To succeed in this industry, you can't expect to get rich with no resources.

bái
shǒu
zǒu
jìn
kǎo
chǎng
 
lián
zhī
dōu
méi
dài
 

He walked into the exam hall empty-handed, not even bringing a pen.