Meaning of 摩拳擦掌
摩拳擦掌 means to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms; to be eager to start; to be itching to have a go. Pronounced mó quán cā zhǎng.
- to rub one's fists and wipe one's palms; to be eager to start; to be itching to have a go
Definitions & Examples
Bǐ比
sài赛
qián前
，
duì队
yuán员
men们
gè个
gè个
mó摩
quán拳
cā擦
zhǎng掌
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
dà大
gàn干
yī一
chǎng场
。
Before the match, every player was rubbing their fists and palms, ready to give it their all.
Tīng听
shuō说
yào要
jǔ举
xíng行
bá拔
hé河
bǐ比
sài赛
，
tóng同
xué学
men们
dōu都
mó摩
quán拳
cā擦
zhǎng掌
，
yuè跃
yuè跃
yù欲
shì试
。
Hearing that a tug-of-war competition would be held, the students were all raring to go and eager to try.
Kàn看
dào到
duì对
shǒu手
rú如
cǐ此
xiāo嚣
zhāng张
，
tā他
zǎo早
yǐ已
mó摩
quán拳
cā擦
zhǎng掌
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
hǎo好
hao好
jiào教
xun训
duì对
fāng方
yī一
dùn顿
。
Seeing how arrogant his opponent was, he had long been itching to teach the other party a good lesson.
Xīn新
nián年
yī伊
shǐ始
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
mó摩
quán拳
cā擦
zhǎng掌
，
zhǔn准
bèi备
zài在
xīn新
de的
yī一
nián年
lǐ里
zuò做
chū出
chéng成
jì绩
。
At the beginning of the new year, everyone is geared up and ready to achieve results in the coming year.