太极拳 | tài jí quán | shadowboxing or Taiji, T'aichi or T'aichichuan; traditional form of physical exercise or relaxation; a martial art | |
拳击 | quán jī | boxing | |
跆拳道 | tái quán dào | taekwondo (Korean martial art) | |
拳脚 | quán jiǎo | Chinese boxing; fist and feet; punching and kicking | |
赤手空拳 | chì shǒu kōng quán | empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on; unarmed and defenseless |
1 | He gave (me) a blow. | |
2 | As I say in the textbook there, the beginning of the Beethoven Fifth is something like a musical punch in the nose. | |
3 | One good blow would topple him over and down and out. | |
4 | Rather than recognizing characters, especially characters in a group, they have to put together hair color, body marks, and language to figure out who they're watching throw a punch. | |
5 | His best round tonight may have been the eighth when he landed 34 punches. |