空手

kōng shǒu

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

Definition

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

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Example

他不好意思空手去拜訪朋友。

He was embarrassed to visit his friend empty-handed.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).