捋虎须
luō hǔ xū · lit. to stroke the tiger's whiskers; to do sth very daring
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 捋虎须
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.
Words with the same characters
Compare how a familiar Hanzi changes meaning inside another word.
to have to; must; compulsory; necessarily
老虎lǎohǔtiger; CL:隻|只[zhi1]
马虎mǎhucareless; sloppy; negligent; skimpy
狼吞虎咽lángtūn-hǔyànto wolf down one's food (idiom); to devour ravenously; to gorge oneself
无须wúxūneed not; not obliged to; not necessarily
须xūbeard; mustache; feeler (of an insect etc); tassel; must; to have to; to wait