头发胡子一把抓 tóu fa hú zi yī bǎ zhuā

lit. hair and beard all in one stroke

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. hair and beard all in one stroke
  2. 2. fig. to handle different things by the same method
  3. 3. one method to solve all problems
  4. 4. one size fits all

Characters

Character Meaning
头 tóu HSK 3
head; the top; end
发 fa HSK 3
to send out; to issue; to develop
胡 hú HSK 5
surname Hu; reckless; outrageous
子 zi HSK 1
(noun suffix); son; child
一 yī HSK 1
one; 1; single
把 bǎ HSK 3
particle marking the following noun as a direct object
抓 zhuā HSK 5
to grab; to catch; to arrest