unarmed; bare-handed; empty-handed
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
unarmed; bare-handed; with empty hands
neutralOften used to describe fighting or resisting without weapons, or arriving somewhere with nothing. Can be used both literally and figuratively.
Tā他
chì赤
shǒu手
kōng空
quán拳
zhì制
fú服
le了
chí持
dāo刀
dǎo歹
tú徒
。
He subdued the knife-wielding criminal with his bare hands.
Wǒ我
men们
chì赤
shǒu手
kōng空
quán拳
lái来
dào到
zhè这
gè个
shì世
jiè界
，
yī一
wú无
suǒ所
yǒu有
。
We came into this world empty-handed, possessing nothing.
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Miàn面
duì对
quán全
fù副
wǔ武
zhuāng装
de的
dí敌
rén人
，
tā他
men们
zhǐ只
néng能
chì赤
shǒu手
kōng空
quán拳
de地
dǐ抵
kàng抗
。
Facing fully armed enemies, they could only resist with their bare hands.
Bié别
kàn看
wǒ我
chì赤
shǒu手
kōng空
quán拳
，
wǒ我
yī一
yàng样
néng能
dǎ打
yíng赢
nǐ你
。
Don't think that just because I'm unarmed, I can't beat you.