大显身手 (dà xiǎn shēn shǒu) — (idiom) to fully display one's skills or talent…

Definition

An idiom meaning to fully show off one's abilities in action. Use for a real opportunity to perform, not just general praise of talent.

idiom

to fully display one's skills or talentsto show off one's abilities to the fullest

，大显身手。
Zhè cì bǐ sài, nǐ jiāng yǒu jī huì dà xiǎn shēn shǒu.
In this competition, you'll have the chance to display your skills to the fullest.
大显身手，。
Tā zài yì shù jié shàng dà xiǎn shēn shǒu, yíng dé le dà jiā de zhǎng shēng.
He showed his talents fully at the art festival and won everyone's applause.
，。
Zhǐ yào nǔ lì, nǐ jiù néng zài gōng zuò zhōng dà xiǎn shēn shǒu.
As long as you work hard, you can fully display your skills at work.

Characters in this word

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 大 is a picture of a person standing and facing forward, not of someone stretching their arms.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 顯; 显 is its simplified writing.

For 显, the traditional form 顯 is made of 日 (sun), 絲 (silk), and 頁 (person's head).

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The shape of 身 comes from a drawing of a pregnant woman.

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

手 draws a five-fingered human hand: the top line is a bent middle finger, and the horizontal lines show the other four fingers.

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