shǒu​dào​qín​lái

easily captured

  • created sense approved 手到擒来/手到擒來 · shǒu​dào​qín​lái · easily captured — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手到擒来 / 手到擒來

    shǒu​dào​qín​lái

    easily captured

    to capture an enemy or opponent as soon as one reaches out

    手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · hand 到 (literal) → 到 · dào · [resultative] 擒 (literal) → 擒 · qín · to capture 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · [directional]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 手到擒来/手到擒來 · shǒu​dào​qín​lái · easy to achieve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    手到擒来 / 手到擒來

    shǒu​dào​qín​lái

    easy to achieve

    to do something with total confidence and no effort; to have success within one's grasp

    手 (literal) → 手 · shǒu · skill 到 (literal) → 到 · dào · [resultative] 擒 (literal) → 擒 · qín · to capture 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · [directional]

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense