shǒu
hand
(formal) to hold
person engaged in certain types of work
person skilled in certain types of work
personal(ly)
convenient
classifier for skill
CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
shǒu jī
cell phone
mobile phone
CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]
xīn shǒu
new hand
novice
raw recruit
shǒu duàn
method
means (of doing sth)
strategy
trick
CL:個|个[ge4]
shǒu lǐ
in hand
(a situation is) in sb's hands
èr shǒu fáng
second-hand house
house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
gāo shǒu
expert
past master
dab hand
rù shǒu
to begin
to set one's hand to
shǒu zú
hands and feet
(fig.) brothers
retinue, henchmen, accomplices
Yán shǒu
Iwate prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
xié shǒu
hand in hand
to join hands
to collaborate
jí shǒu
thorny (problem)
intractable
shǒu xù
procedure
CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
formalities
xià shǒu
to start
to put one's hand to
to set about
the seat to the right of the main guest
yī bǎ shǒu
working hand
member of a work team
participant
dé xīn yìng shǒu
lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
entirely in one's element
going smoothly and easily
rén shǒu
manpower
staff
human hand
yuán shǒu
assistance
a helping hand
to lend a hand
zhuó shǒu
to put one's hand to it
to start out on a task
to set out
ài bù shì shǒu
to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
shù shǒu wú cè
lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
tú shǒu
with bare hands
unarmed
fighting hand-to-hand
freehand (drawing)
èr shǒu
indirectly acquired
second-hand (information, equipment etc)
assistant
qí shǒu
a flag carrier (army)
ensign
duì shǒu
opponent
rival
competitor
(well-matched) adversary
match
shǒu shù
(surgical) operation
surgery
CL:個|个[ge4]
shǒu gōng yì
handicraft
arts and crafts
kōng shǒu
empty-handed
unarmed
karate
shī shǒu
a slip
miscalculation
unwise move
accidentally
by mistake
to lose control
to be defeated
jǔ shǒu tóu zú
one's every movement (idiom)
comportment
gestures
bù zé shǒu duàn
by fair means or foul
by hook or by crook
unscrupulously
zuǒ yòu shǒu
left and right hands
(fig.) capable assistant
right-hand man
zhì shǒu kě rè
lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); arrogance of the powerful
a mighty figure no-one dares approach
hot (exciting or in favor)
xǐ shǒu
to wash one's hands
to go to the toilet
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