拉開架勢 lā kāi jià shi

DEFINITIONS

  1. to assume a fighting stance
  2. (fig.) to take the offensive

CHARACTERS

拉 lā
HSK 4
pull, drag; seize, hold; lengthen
開 kāi open; initiate, begin, start
架 jià
HSK 5
rack, stand, prop; prop up
勢 shi power, force; tendency