大刀阔斧 dàdāokuòfǔ bold and decisive Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 大刀阔斧 大刀闊斧 dàdāokuòfǔ bold and decisive Describing a way of handling things with vigor and resolution; literally "with a big knife and a broad axe" imposing and powerful Originally describing the imposing and powerful momentum of an army on the march; literally referring to big knives and broad axes Frequency Movie subtitles 0.180 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.17 per million Cross-References Antonym 小手小脚 xiǎoshǒuxiǎojiǎo缩手缩脚 suōshǒusuōjiǎo细针密缕 xìzhēnmìlǚ束手无策 shùshǒuwúcè畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěiSynonym 雷厉风行 léilìfēngxíng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
大刀阔斧 大刀闊斧 dàdāokuòfǔ bold and decisive Describing a way of handling things with vigor and resolution; literally "with a big knife and a broad axe" imposing and powerful Originally describing the imposing and powerful momentum of an army on the march; literally referring to big knives and broad axes Frequency Movie subtitles 0.180 per million appears in 0% of films Written text 1.17 per million Cross-References Antonym 小手小脚 xiǎoshǒuxiǎojiǎo缩手缩脚 suōshǒusuōjiǎo细针密缕 xìzhēnmìlǚ束手无策 shùshǒuwúcè畏首畏尾 wèishǒuwèiwěiSynonym 雷厉风行 léilìfēngxíng Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)