开弓

開弓
kāigōng
to draw a bow; to pull back a bowstring

CEDICT

to draw a bow

Wiktionary

拉开弓箭。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 开 kāi
  1. to open (transitive or intransitive)
  2. (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start
  3. to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run
  4. to boil
  5. to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc)
  6. (directional complement) away; off
  7. carat (gold)
  8. abbr. for Kelvin, 开尔文 Kāiěrwén
  9. abbr. for 开本 kāiběn, book format
2 弓 gōng
  1. a bow (weapon)
  2. to bend
  3. to arch (one's back etc)

classifier: 張

Containing this entry

左右开弓 zuǒyòukāigōng
  1. lit. to shoot from both sides (idiom)
  2. fig. to display ambidexterity
  3. to slap with one hand and then the other, in quick succession
  4. to use both feet equally (football)
开弓不放箭 kāigōngbùfàngjiàn
  1. lit. to draw the bow without shooting the arrow (idiom)
  2. fig. to bluff
  3. to be all talk and no action
  4. false bravado
开弓没有回头箭 kāigōngméiyǒuhuítóujiàn
  1. lit. once you've shot the arrow, there's no getting it back (idiom)
  2. fig. once you started sth, there's no turning back
  3. to have to finish what one started
  4. to be determined to reach one's goals in spite of setbacks