created sense approved 手到擒来/手到擒來 · shǒudàoqínlái · easily captured — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
手到擒来 / 手到擒來
shǒudàoqínlái
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 approved 手到擒来/手到擒來 · shǒudàoqínlái · easy to achieve — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
手到擒来 / 手到擒來
shǒudàoqínlái
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