左右开弓 zuǒ yòu kāi gōng

fig. to display ambidexterity

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 37020th word

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to display ambidexterity
  2. 2. lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  3. 3. to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. 4. to use both feet equally (football)

Characters

Character Meaning
左 zuǒ HSK 2
left; surname Zuo; the Left (politics)
右 yòu HSK 2
right (-hand); the Right (politics); west (old)
开 kāi HSK 1
to open; to turn on; to start
弓 gōng
a bow (weapon); to bend; to arch (one's back etc)