百步穿杨 bǎibùchuānyáng superb marksmanship Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 百 bǎi numeral hundred the number one hundred; 100步 bù [unit of length] an ancient unit of length, often equal to five Chinese feet穿杨 穿楊 chuānyáng good shooter (literary) an expert archer or marksman; to be skilled in shooting, literally meaning to pierce a willow leaf with an arrow. See 百步穿杨 bǎibùchuānyáng.