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空手

kōng shǒu

2-character word

What 空手 means

1. empty-handed
2. unarmed
3. (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model
4. (abbr. for {空手道|kōng shǒu dào}) karate

The characters in 空手

• 空kōngempty; air; sky
• 手shǒuhand; (formal) to hold; person engaged in certain types of work

Example sentences

• 空手赤拳抓野兔并不容易。
  Kōngshǒu chì quán zhuā yětù bìngbù róngyì.
  It is not easy to catch a hare with your bare hands.
• 汤姆已经开始学习空手道了。
  Tāngmǔ yǐjīng kāishǐ xuéxí kōngshǒudào le.
  Tom has started studying karate.

Words starting with 空手

• 空手道kōng shǒu dàokarate
• 空手而归kōng shǒu ér guīto return empty-handed; to fail to win anything
• 空手套白狼kōng shǒu tào bái láng(colloquial) to make big gains without putting in effort or resources