饿虎擒羊 (è hǔ qín yáng): To act with fierce speed and overwhelming force (idiom) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

HSK 3

è饿

hungry

hǔ虎

tiger

qín擒

catch, capture, seize, arrest

HSK 3.0 · L3

yáng羊

sheep, goat, or related animal

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Example Sentences with 饿虎擒羊

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

，

tā他

rú如

è饿

hǔ虎

qín擒

yáng羊

bān般

xùn迅

sù速

qiǎng抢

dào到

le了

qiú球

。

In the game, he snatched the ball with the speed of a hungry tiger seizing a lamb.

dí敌

jūn军

rú如

è饿

hǔ虎

qín擒

yáng羊

bān般

gōng

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猛虎

měng hǔ

fierce tiger

虎口hǔ kǒutiger's mouth; dangerous situation; part of hand between thumb and index finger

母老虎mǔ lǎo hǔtigress; fierce woman

老虎机lǎo hǔ jīslot machine

擒贼擒王

qín zéi qín wáng

to catch the ringleader first (idiom)

束手就擒shù shǒu jiù qínto submit to arrest without resistance

牧羊

mù yáng

to herd sheep

绵羊mián yángsheep

羊奶yáng nǎigoat's milk

羊毛yáng máowool

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Example Sentences with 饿虎擒羊

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

，

tā他

rú如

è饿

hǔ虎

qín擒

yáng羊

bān般

xùn迅

sù速

qiǎng抢

dào到

le了

qiú球

。

In the game, he snatched the ball with the speed of a hungry tiger seizing a lamb.

dí敌

jūn军

rú如

è饿

hǔ虎

qín擒

yáng羊

bān般

gōng

攻

zhàn占

le了

chéng城

chí池

。

The enemy army captured the city with the ferocity of a hungry tiger seizing a lamb.

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Example Sentences with 饿虎擒羊