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手到拈来

shǒu dào niān lái

4-character word Traditional 手到拈來

What 手到拈来 means

1. lit. to stretch a hand and grab it (idiom)
2. fig. easy to do

The characters in 手到拈来

• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
• 拈niānto nip; to grasp with the fingers; to fiddle with
• 来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)…