反手 fǎnshǒu backhand Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 反手 fǎnshǒu backhand (in sports like tennis or table tennis) a stroke made with the back of the hand facing the direction of movement to turn one's hand over To flip the palm over or put one's hands behind one's back; often describes a swift movement to restrain someone easily done A figurative expression for something that can be accomplished with very little effort. to counter-attack To return a blow for a blow or to strike back immediately Frequency Movie subtitles 0.480 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 2.79 per million Cross-References Antonym 正手 zhèngshǒuSame as 反掌 fǎnzhǎng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
反手 fǎnshǒu backhand (in sports like tennis or table tennis) a stroke made with the back of the hand facing the direction of movement to turn one's hand over To flip the palm over or put one's hands behind one's back; often describes a swift movement to restrain someone easily done A figurative expression for something that can be accomplished with very little effort. to counter-attack To return a blow for a blow or to strike back immediately Frequency Movie subtitles 0.480 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 2.79 per million Cross-References Antonym 正手 zhèngshǒuSame as 反掌 fǎnzhǎng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)