赤手空拳 chì shǒu kōng quán

unarmed and defenseless

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 20588th word

Definitions

  1. 1. unarmed and defenseless
  2. 2. empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on

Characters

Character Meaning
赤 chì HSK 6
red; bare; naked
手 shǒu HSK 2
hand; personal(ly); person engaged in certain types of work
空 kōng HSK 3
empty; sky; air
拳 quán HSK 5
fist; boxing