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手到擒来

Word · IdiomTraditional手到擒來

accomplish with ease; capture effortlessly

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

to capture the enemy as soon as one reaches out; to accomplish something with ease or full confidence

Originally a military idiom describing the capture of enemies with ease, now used figuratively for any task that can be accomplished smoothly and without effort.

Zhǐ只
yào要
zhǔn准
bèi备
chōng充
fèn分
 ,
zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
duì对
tā他
shǒu手
dào到
qín擒
lái来
 。

As long as he is well-prepared, this exam will be a piece of cake for him.

Píng凭
tā他
duō多
nián年
de的
jīng经
yàn验
 ,
chǔ处
lǐ理
zhè这
zhǒng种
jiū纠
fēn纷
shǒu手
dào到
qín擒
lái来
 。

With his many years of experience, handling this kind of dispute is effortless.

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Zhè这
gè个
jì技
shù术
nán难
tí题
zài在
zhuān专
jiā家
miàn面
qián前
shǒu手
dào到
qín擒
lái来
 。

This technical problem is easily solved in the presence of an expert.