martial arts moves; skills; abilities
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
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martial arts moves and postures; skills; abilities; tricks
Originally referred to martial arts forms and techniques; now commonly used in the idiom 浑身解数 to mean 'every possible skill or ability'. Slightly formal or literary register.
Tā他
shǐ使
jìn尽
hún浑
shēn身
xiè解
shù数
，
zhōng终
yú于
yíng赢
de得
le了
bǐ比
sài赛
。
He used every ounce of his skill and finally won the competition.
Miàn面
duì对
zhè这
gè个
nán难
tí题
，
gōng工
chéng程
shī师
men们
ná拿
chū出
le了
kān看
jiā家
xiè解
shù数
。
Faced with this difficult problem, the engineers brought out their best tricks.
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Zhè这
tào套
wǔ武
shù术
xiè解
shù数
tā他
yǐ已
jīng经
liàn练
le了
shí十
nián年
。
He has been practicing this set of martial arts moves for ten years.