Dictionary - results for 手

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
手	手	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]
一手	一手	yīshǒu	- a skill - mastery of a trade - by oneself - without outside help
上手	上手	shàngshǒu	- to obtain - to master - overhand (serve etc) - seat of honor
下手	下手	xiàshǒu	- to start - to put one's hand to - to set about - the seat to the right of the main guest
丢手	丟手	diūshǒu	- to wash one's hands of sth - to have nothing further to do with sth
二手	二手	èrshǒu	- indirectly acquired - second-hand (information, equipment etc) - assistant
交手	交手	jiāoshǒu	- to fight hand to hand
人手	人手	rénshǒu	- manpower - staff - human hand
伸手	伸手	shēnshǒu	- to reach out with one's hand - to hold out a hand - (fig.) to beg - to get involved - to meddle
住手	住手	zhùshǒu	- to desist - to stop - to stay one's hand
作手	作手	zuòshǒu	- writer - expert
信手	信手	xìnshǒu	- casually - in passing
修手	修手	xiūshǒu	- manicure
倒手	倒手	dǎoshǒu	- to shift from one hand to the other - to change hands (of merchandise)
假手	假手	jiǎshǒu	- to use sb for one's own ends
做手	做手	zuòshǒu	- to put one's hand to sth - to set about - skillful hands - worker - writer
凶手	兇手	xiōngshǒu	- murderer - assassin
入手	入手	rùshǒu	- to begin - to set one's hand to
出手	出手	chūshǒu	- to dispose of - to spend (money) - to undertake a task
分手	分手	fēnshǒu	- to split up - to break up
利手	利手	lìshǒu	- dominant hand - handedness
到手	到手	dàoshǒu	- to take possession of - to get hold of
副手	副手	fùshǒu	- assistant
劈手	劈手	pīshǒu	- with a lightning move of the hand
助手	助手	zhùshǒu	- assistant - helper
动手	動手	dòngshǒu	- to set about (a task) - to hit - to punch - to touch
勾手	勾手	gōushǒu	- to collude with - to collaborate - (basketball) hook shot
反手	反手	fǎnshǒu	- to turn a hand over - to put one's hand behind one's back - fig. easily done
右手	右手	yòushǒu	- right hand - right-hand side
合手	合手	héshǒu	- to put one's palms together (in prayer or greeting) - to work with a common purpose - harmonious - convenient (to use)
名手	名手	míngshǒu	- master - famous artist or sportsman
单手	單手	dānshǒu	- one hand - single-handed
外手	外手	wàishǒu	- right-hand side (of a machine) - right-hand side (passenger side) of a vehicle
失手	失手	shīshǒu	- a slip - miscalculation - unwise move - accidentally - by mistake - to lose control - to be defeated
好手	好手	hǎoshǒu	- expert - professional
妙手	妙手	miàoshǒu	- miraculous hands of a healer - highly skilled person - brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
写手	寫手	xiěshǒu	- person who writes articles - newspapers, magazines, blogs (informal) - scribe - copyist - a talented writer of articles or of calligraphy
射手	射手	shèshǒu	- archer - shooter - marksman - (football etc) striker
对手	對手	duìshǒu	- opponent - rival - competitor - (well-matched) adversary - match
岩手	岩手	Yánshǒu	- Iwate prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
左手	左手	zuǒshǒu	- left hand - left-hand side
巧手	巧手	qiǎoshǒu	- skillful hands - dexterous - a dab hand
帮手	幫手	bāngshǒu	- helper - assistant
平手	平手	píngshǒu	- (sports) draw - tie
徒手	徒手	túshǒu	- with bare hands - unarmed - fighting hand-to-hand - freehand (drawing)
得手	得手	déshǒu	- to go smoothly - to come off - to succeed
御手	御手	yùshǒu	- the emperor's hand - variant of 馭手|驭手[yu4 shou3]
怪手	怪手	guàishǒu	- excavator - backhoe
应手	應手	yìngshǒu	- to handle - convenient
手下	手下	shǒuxià	- leadership - under one's control or administration - subordinates - to take action - to run out of money
手交	手交	shǒujiāo	- handjob - manual stimulation
手册	手冊	shǒucè	- manual - handbook
手动	手動	shǒudòng	- manual - manually operated - manual gear-change
手势	手勢	shǒushì	- gesture - sign - signal
手包	手包	shǒubāo	- handbag
手套	手套	shǒutào	- glove - mitten - CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1]
手定	手定	shǒudìng	- to set down (rules) - to institute
手写	手寫	shǒuxiě	- to write by hand - handwriting
手工	手工	shǒugōng	- handwork - manual
手巧	手巧	shǒuqiǎo	- to be skillful with one's hands - to be manually adroit
手巾	手巾	shǒujīn	- hand towel
手帕	手帕	shǒupà	- handkerchief - CL:方[fang1]
手帐	手帳	shǒuzhàng	- notebook - pocket diary
手式	手式	shǒushì	- gesture - same as 手勢|手势[shou3 shi4]
手弹	手彈	shǒután	- fingered (bass)
手影	手影	shǒuyǐng	- hand shadow drama
手心	手心	shǒuxīn	- palm (of one's hand) - control (extended meaning from having something in the palm of one's hand)
手性	手性	shǒuxìng	- chiral - chirality (chemistry)
手感	手感	shǒugǎn	- the feel (of sth touched with the hand) - (textiles) handle
手打	手打	shǒudǎ	- hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter), abbr. for 手打字機|手打字机
手把	手把	shǒubà	- handle
手指	手指	shǒuzhǐ	- finger - CL:個|个[ge4],隻|只[zhi1]
手卷	手捲	shǒujuǎn	- hand scroll (horizontal format for Chinese landscape painting) - hand roll (Japanese: temaki, style of fish cuisine) - hand rolled cigarette - hand roll (many contexts) - roll up
手掌	手掌	shǒuzhǎng	- palm
手排	手排	shǒupái	- manual transmission
手掣	手掣	shǒuchè	- handbrake - game controller (Cantonese)
手控	手控	shǒukòng	- manual control
手提	手提	shǒutí	- portable
手书	手書	shǒushū	- to write personally - personal letter
手札	手札	shǒuzhá	- (literary) personal letter
手杖	手杖	shǒuzhàng	- cane - CL:把[ba3]
手柄	手柄	shǒubǐng	- handle - video game controller
手枪	手槍	shǒuqiāng	- pistol - CL:把[ba3]
手机	手機	shǒujī	- cell phone - mobile phone - CL:部[bu4],支[zhi1]
手段	手段	shǒuduàn	- method - means (of doing sth) - strategy - trick - CL:個|个[ge4]
手气	手氣	shǒuqì	- luck (in gambling)
手法	手法	shǒufǎ	- technique - trick - skill
手淫	手淫	shǒuyín	- to masturbate - masturbation
手球	手球	shǒuqiú	- team handball
手用	手用	shǒuyòng	- hand-used - hand (tool)
手相	手相	shǒuxiàng	- palmistry - features of a palm (in palmistry)
手稿	手稿	shǒugǎo	- manuscript - script
手笔	手筆	shǒubǐ	- sth written or painted in one's own hand - (of a writer, calligrapher or painter) skill - style - hand - (fig.) style shown in spending money, handling business etc - scale
手纸	手紙	shǒuzhǐ	- toilet paper
手绢	手絹	shǒujuàn	- handkerchief - CL:張|张[zhang1],塊|块[kuai4]
手紧	手緊	shǒujǐn	- tightfisted - stingy - short of money - hard up
手缝	手縫	shǒuféng	- to sew by hand - hand-sewn
手续	手續	shǒuxù	- procedure - CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4] - formalities
手肘	手肘	shǒuzhǒu	- elbow
手背	手背	shǒubèi	- back of the hand
手腕	手腕	shǒuwàn	- wrist - trickery - finesse - ability - skill
手脚	手腳	shǒujiǎo	- hand and foot - movement of limbs - action - trick - step in a procedure (CL: 道[dao4])
手臂	手臂	shǒubì	- arm - helper
手举	手舉	shǒujǔ	- a salute - hands raised
手艺	手藝	shǒuyì	- craftmanship - workmanship - handicraft - trade
手术	手術	shǒushù	- (surgical) operation - surgery - CL:個|个[ge4]
手里	手裡	shǒulǐ	- in hand - (a situation is) in sb's hands
手语	手語	shǒuyǔ	- sign language
手足	手足	shǒuzú	- hands and feet - (fig.) brothers - retinue, henchmen, accomplices
手迹	手跡	shǒujì	- sb's original handwriting or painting
手软	手軟	shǒuruǎn	- to be lenient - to relent - to be reluctant to make a hard decision - to think twice
手边	手邊	shǒubiān	- on hand - at hand
手铐	手銬	shǒukào	- manacles - handcuffs
手锤	手錘	shǒuchuí	- mallet - drumstick
手表	手錶	shǒubiǎo	- wrist watch - CL:塊|块[kuai4],隻|只[zhi1],個|个[ge4]
手链	手鏈	shǒuliàn	- chain bracelet - CL:條|条[tiao2]
手镯	手鐲	shǒuzhuó	- bracelet
手钻	手鑽	shǒuzuàn	- gimlet - hand drill
手闸	手閘	shǒuzhá	- handbrake
手雷	手雷	shǒuléi	- grenade
手电	手電	shǒudiàn	- flashlight - torch
手头	手頭	shǒutóu	- in hand (e.g. cash)
手松	手鬆	shǒusōng	- liberal with one's money - free-spending
扒手	扒手	páshǒu	- pickpocket
打手	打手	dǎshou	- hired thug
扳手	扳手	bānshǒu	- spanner - wrench - lever (on a machine)
扶手	扶手	fúshǒu	- handrail - armrest
抄手	抄手	chāoshǒu	- to fold one's arms - copyist - (dialect) wonton
把手	把手	bǎshǒu	- handle - grip - knob
抓手	抓手	zhuāshǒu	- starting point - mechanical hand - gripper
投手	投手	tóushǒu	- thrower - pitcher - bowler
拉手	拉手	lāshǒu	- to hold hands - to shake hands
拉手	拉手	lāshou	- a handle - to pull on a handle
拍手	拍手	pāishǒu	- to clap one's hands
招手	招手	zhāoshǒu	- to wave - to beckon
拱手	拱手	gǒngshǒu	- to cup one's hands in obeisance or greeting - fig. submissive
拳手	拳手	quánshǒu	- boxer
拿手	拿手	náshǒu	- expert in - good at
捕手	捕手	bǔshǒu	- catcher
接手	接手	jiēshǒu	- to take over (duties etc) - catcher (baseball etc)
推手	推手	tuīshǒu	- promoter - advocate - driving force - pushing hands (two-person training routine esp. in t'ai chi)
措手	措手	cuòshǒu	- to deal with - to manage - to proceed
提手	提手	tíshǒu	- a handle
插手	插手	chāshǒu	- to get involved in - to meddle - interference
握手	握手	wòshǒu	- to shake hands
挥手	揮手	huīshǒu	- to wave (one's hand)
援手	援手	yuánshǒu	- assistance - a helping hand - to lend a hand
摇手	搖手	yáoshǒu	- to wave the hand (to say goodbye, or in a negative gesture) - crank handle
抢手	搶手	qiǎngshǒu	- (of goods) popular - in great demand
撒手	撒手	sāshǒu	- to let go of sth - to give up
摆手	擺手	bǎishǒu	- to wave one's hands
携手	攜手	xiéshǒu	- hand in hand - to join hands - to collaborate
放手	放手	fàngshǒu	- to let go one's hold - to give up - to have a free hand
敌手	敵手	díshǒu	- opponent - substantial adversary - worthy match - antagonist - in the enemy's hands
新手	新手	xīnshǒu	- new hand - novice - raw recruit
旗手	旗手	qíshǒu	- a flag carrier (army) - ensign
明手	明手	míngshǒu	- dummy (in bridge)
束手	束手	shùshǒu	- to have one's hands tied - helpless - unable to do anything about it
棋手	棋手	qíshǒu	- chess player
棘手	棘手	jíshǒu	- thorny (problem) - intractable
枪手	槍手	qiāngshǒu	- gunman - sharpshooter - sb who takes an exam for sb else - sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
乐手	樂手	yuèshǒu	- instrumental performer
歇手	歇手	xiēshǒu	- to rest - to take a break
歌手	歌手	gēshǒu	- singer
杀手	殺手	shāshǒu	- killer - murderer - hit man - (sports) formidable player
毒手	毒手	dúshǒu	- evil scheme
水手	水手	shuǐshǒu	- mariner - sailor - seaman
洗手	洗手	xǐshǒu	- to wash one's hands - to go to the toilet
净手	淨手	jìngshǒu	- to wash one's hands - (fig.) to go to the toilet
凑手	湊手	còushǒu	- at hand - within easy reach - convenient - handy
满手	滿手	mǎnshǒu	- handful
熟手	熟手	shúshǒu	- skilled person - an experienced hand
牵手	牽手	qiānshǒu	- to hold hands
猎手	獵手	lièshǒu	- hunter
玉手	玉手	yùshǒu	- lily-white hands
琴手	琴手	qínshǒu	- player of a stringed instrument
生手	生手	shēngshǒu	- novice - new hand - sb new to a job
甩手	甩手	shuǎishǒu	- to swing one's arms - to wash one's hands of sth
炮手	砲手	pàoshǒu	- gunner - artillery crew
空手	空手	kōngshǒu	- empty-handed - unarmed - karate
素手	素手	sùshǒu	- white hand - empty-handed
经手	經手	jīngshǒu	- to pass through one's hands - to handle - to deal with
绕手	繞手	ràoshǒu	- thorny issue - tricky case
缠手	纏手	chánshǒu	- troublesome - hard to deal with
纤手	纖手	xiānshǒu	- delicate hands - woman's tender and soft hands
罢手	罷手	bàshǒu	- to give up
老手	老手	lǎoshǒu	- experienced person - an old hand at sth
圣手	聖手	shèngshǒu	- divine physician - sage doctor - highly skilled practitioner
联手	聯手	liánshǒu	- lit. to join hands - to act together
能手	能手	néngshǒu	- expert
脱手	脫手	tuōshǒu	- (not of regular commerce) to sell or dispose of (goods etc) - to get rid of - to unload
举手	舉手	jǔshǒu	- to raise a hand - to put up one's hand (as signal)
舵手	舵手	duòshǒu	- helmsman
着手	著手	zhuóshǒu	- to put one's hand to it - to start out on a task - to set out
号手	號手	hàoshǒu	- trumpeter - military bugler
里手	裡手	lǐshǒu	- expert - left-hand side (of a machine) - left-hand side (driver's side) of a vehicle
亲手	親手	qīnshǒu	- personally - with one's own hands
解手	解手	jiěshǒu	- to relieve oneself (i.e. use the toilet) - to solve
触手	觸手	chùshǒu	- tentacle
试手	試手	shìshǒu	- to work for a trial period - worker on probation
赤手	赤手	chìshǒu	- with bare hands
跟手	跟手	gēnshǒu	- (coll.) pronto - immediately
身手	身手	shēnshǒu	- skill - talent - agility
转手	轉手	zhuǎnshǒu	- to pass on - to resell - to change hands
连手	連手	liánshǒu	- concerted action - to collude (in dishonesty)
游手	遊手	yóushǒu	- to be idle
选手	選手	xuǎnshǒu	- athlete - contestant
还手	還手	huánshǒu	- to hit back - to retaliate
释手	釋手	shìshǒu	- to let go - to loosen one's grip - to put sth down
随手	隨手	suíshǒu	- conveniently - without extra trouble - while doing it - in passing
双手	雙手	shuāngshǒu	- both hands
顺手	順手	shùnshǒu	- easily - without trouble - while one is at it - in passing - handy
驭手	馭手	yùshǒu	- person in charge of pack animals - chariot driver
高手	高手	gāoshǒu	- expert - past master - dab hand
松手	鬆手	sōngshǒu	- to relinquish one's grip - to let go
鼓手	鼓手	gǔshǒu	- drummer
一把手	一把手	yībǎshǒu	- working hand - member of a work team - participant
三手病	三手病	sānshǒubìng	- repetitive strain injury (resulting from frequent use of one's thumb, wrist etc)
三只手	三隻手	sānzhīshǒu	- pickpocket
二手房	二手房	èrshǒufáng	- second-hand house - house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
二手烟	二手煙	èrshǒuyān	- second-hand smoke
二手货	二手貨	èrshǒuhuò	- second-hand goods - used goods
二手车	二手車	èrshǒuchē	- second-hand car
二把手	二把手	èrbǎshǒu	- deputy leader - the second-in-command
人手动	人手動	rénshǒudòng	- manually controlled
佛手瓜	佛手瓜	fóshǒuguā	- chayote or alligator pear (Sechium edule)
倒背手	倒背手	dàobèishǒu	- with one's hands behind one's back
做手脚	做手腳	zuòshǒujiǎo	- to defraud - to rig up (a scam)
刀斧手	刀斧手	dāofǔshǒu	- lictor
到手软	到手軟	dàoshǒuruǎn	- (do a manual task) until one's hands go limp with exhaustion
剁手党	剁手黨	duòshǒudǎng	- online shopaholic
刽子手	劊子手	guìzishǒu	- executioner - headsman - slaughterer - fig. indiscriminate murderer
助手席	助手席	zhùshǒuxí	- passenger's side
动手脚	動手腳	dòngshǒujiǎo	- (coll.) to tamper with - to mess around with
吉他手	吉他手	jítāshǒu	- guitar player
吹竽手	吹竽手	chuīyúshǒu	- player of the yu 竽 (free reed mouth organ)
唐手道	唐手道	Tángshǒudào	- Tang soo do (Korean martial art)
多面手	多面手	duōmiànshǒu	- multi-talented person - versatile person - all-rounder
大舵手	大舵手	DàDuòshǒu	- the Great Helmsman (Mao Zedong)
射手座	射手座	Shèshǒuzuò	- Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) - popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Ren2 ma3 zuo4]
岩手县	岩手縣	Yánshǒuxiàn	- Iwate prefecture in north of Japan's main island Honshū 本州[Ben3 zhou1]
左右手	左右手	zuǒyòushǒu	- left and right hands - (fig.) capable assistant - right-hand man
弄到手	弄到手	nòngdàoshǒu	- to get in hand - to get (one's) hands on - to get hold of (in the sense of to acquire)
弓弩手	弓弩手	gōngnǔshǒu	- crossbow shooter
弓箭手	弓箭手	gōngjiànshǒu	- archer
徒手画	徒手畫	túshǒuhuà	- freehand drawing
惯用手	慣用手	guànyòngshǒu	- dominant hand
手倒立	手倒立	shǒudàolì	- handstand
手刹车	手剎車	shǒushāchē	- handbrake
手动挡	手動擋	shǒudòngdǎng	- manual gear-change - shift stick
手套箱	手套箱	shǒutàoxiāng	- glove compartment (auto.) - glovebox (sci.)
手写体	手寫體	shǒuxiětǐ	- handwriting
手嶌葵	手嶌葵	ShǒudǎoKuí	- TESHIMA Aoi (1987-), Japanese female pop singer
手工业	手工業	shǒugōngyè	- handicraft
手工台	手工檯	shǒugōngtái	- workbench
手工艺	手工藝	shǒugōngyì	- handicraft - arts and crafts
手拉手	手拉手	shǒulāshǒu	- to join hands - hand in hand
手拉车	手拉車	shǒulāchē	- cart
手拿包	手拿包	shǒunábāo	- clutch bag
手指头	手指頭	shǒuzhǐtou	- fingertip - finger
手推车	手推車	shǒutuīchē	- trolley - cart - barrow - handcart - wheelbarrow - baby buggy
手提包	手提包	shǒutíbāo	- (hand)bag - hold-all
手提箱	手提箱	shǒutíxiāng	- suitcase
手摇柄	手搖柄	shǒuyáobǐng	- hand crank
手榴弹	手榴彈	shǒuliúdàn	- hand grenade
手牵手	手牽手	shǒuqiānshǒu	- hand in hand
手续费	手續費	shǒuxùfèi	- service charge - processing fee - commission
手脖子	手脖子	shǒubózi	- wrist (dialect)
手腕子	手腕子	shǒuwànzi	- wrist
手腕式	手腕式	shǒuwànshì	- wrist ...
手术台	手術檯	shǒushùtái	- operating table
手里剑	手裡劍	shǒulǐjiàn	- shuriken (throwing star)
手电筒	手電筒	shǒudiàntǒng	- flashlight - electric hand torch
手头紧	手頭緊	shǒutóujǐn	- short of money - hard up
手风琴	手風琴	shǒufēngqín	- accordion
打下手	打下手	dǎxiàshǒu	- to act in a supporting role - fig. to play second fiddle
打手枪	打手槍	dǎshǒuqiāng	- to masturbate
打手语	打手語	dǎshǒuyǔ	- to use sign language
扶手椅	扶手椅	fúshǒuyǐ	- armchair
拉个手	拉個手	lāgeshǒu	- to hold hands
拳击手	拳擊手	quánjīshǒu	- boxer
拿出手	拿出手	náchūshǒu	- not presentable - not fit to be seen in company
拿手菜	拿手菜	náshǒucài	- specialty (dish)
按手礼	按手禮	ànshǒulǐ	- ordination
掰手腕	掰手腕	bāishǒuwàn	- arm wrestling
搭把手	搭把手	dābǎshǒu	- to help out
抢手货	搶手貨	qiǎngshǒuhuò	- a best-seller - a hot property
撒手锏	撒手鐧	sāshǒujiǎn	- to play one's trump card
操刀手	操刀手	cāodāoshǒu	- person charged with decisive action - hatchet man
操盘手	操盤手	cāopánshǒu	- trader or dealer (of stocks and shares etc)
有一手	有一手	yǒuyīshǒu	- to have a skill - to have a lot on the ball - to have an affair
民歌手	民歌手	míngēshǒu	- folk singer
洗手乳	洗手乳	xǐshǒurǔ	- liquid hand soap
洗手台	洗手台	xǐshǒutái	- vanity unit
洗手池	洗手池	xǐshǒuchí	- bathroom sink - wash basin
洗手液	洗手液	xǐshǒuyè	- liquid hand soap
洗手盆	洗手盆	xǐshǒupén	- bathroom sink - wash basin
洗手间	洗手間	xǐshǒujiān	- toilet - lavatory - washroom
滑鼠手	滑鼠手	huáshǔshǒu	- carpal tunnel syndrome (Tw)
火枪手	火槍手	huǒqiāngshǒu	- gunman - musketeer
火炬手	火炬手	huǒjùshǒu	- torchbearer - athlete carrying Olympic flame
烘手器	烘手器	hōngshǒuqì	- hand dryer
爆破手	爆破手	bàopòshǒu	- blaster - soldier or workman who sets off explosive charges - petardier
狙击手	狙擊手	jūjīshǒu	- sniper - marksman
玩手腕	玩手腕	wánshǒuwàn	- to play tricks - to play at politics
留一手	留一手	liúyīshǒu	- to hold back a trick - not to divulge all one's trade secrets
空手道	空手道	kōngshǒudào	- karate
空着手	空著手	kōngzheshǒu	- empty-handed
第一手	第一手	dìyīshǒu	- first-hand
管扳手	管扳手	guǎnbānshǒu	- pipe wrench
经手人	經手人	jīngshǒurén	- the person in-charge - agent - broker
翼手龙	翼手龍	yìshǒulóng	- pterodactyl
耍手腕	耍手腕	shuǎshǒuwàn	- to play tricks - to maneuver
背着手	背著手	bèizheshǒu	- with one's hands clasped behind one's back
脚手架	腳手架	jiǎoshǒujià	- scaffolding
解大手	解大手	jiědàshǒu	- (coll.) to defecate
解小手	解小手	jiěxiǎoshǒu	- (coll.) to urinate
试手儿	試手兒	shìshǒur	- erhua variant of 試手|试手[shi4 shou3]
护手盘	護手盤	hùshǒupán	- hand guard (e.g. on saber)
护手霜	護手霜	hùshǒushuāng	- hand cream - hand lotion
赛车手	賽車手	sàichēshǒu	- racing driver
轮机手	輪機手	lúnjīshǒu	- helmsman
速手排	速手排	sùshǒupái	- gears (in a car)
露一手	露一手	lòuyīshǒu	- to show off one's abilities - to exhibit one's skills
顺手儿	順手兒	shùnshǒur	- handy - convenient and easy to use - smoothly
高高手	高高手	gāogāoshǒu	- Please do not be too severe on me!
咸猪手	鹹豬手	xiánzhūshǒu	- pervert (esp. one who gropes women in public)
黑手党	黑手黨	hēishǒudǎng	- mafia
一展身手	一展身手	yīzhǎnshēnshǒu	- to showcase one's (unique) talents - to display one's (individual) prowess
一手包办	一手包辦	yīshǒubāobàn	- to take care of a matter all by oneself - to run the whole show
一手遮天	一手遮天	yīshǒuzhētiān	- lit. to hide the sky with one hand - to hide the truth from the masses
一把好手	一把好手	yībǎhǎoshǒu	- expert - dab hand
上下其手	上下其手	shàngxiàqíshǒu	- to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint - fig. conspiring to defraud
不择手段	不擇手段	bùzéshǒuduàn	- by fair means or foul - by hook or by crook - unscrupulously
人流手术	人流手術	rénliúshǒushù	- an abortion - abbr. of 人工流產手術|人工流产手术
倒背手儿	倒背手兒	dàobèishǒur	- erhua variant of 倒背手[dao4 bei4 shou3]
两手空空	兩手空空	liǎngshǒukōngkōng	- empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
再造手术	再造手術	zàizàoshǒushù	- reconstructive surgery
分手代理	分手代理	fēnshǒudàilǐ	- "break-up agent", person who acts for sb who wishes to terminate a relationship but does not have the heart to do so
初试身手	初試身手	chūshìshēnshǒu	- to have a try - to try one's hand - initial foray
动手动脚	動手動腳	dòngshǒudòngjiǎo	- to come to blows - to paw - to grope - to get fresh
博客写手	博客寫手	bókèxiěshǒu	- blogger - blog writer
唾手可得	唾手可得	tuòshǒukědé	- easily obtained - readily available
外交手腕	外交手腕	wàijiāoshǒuwàn	- diplomatic
外科手术	外科手術	wàikēshǒushù	- surgery
多手多脚	多手多腳	duōshǒuduōjiǎo	- to meddle - to make a nuisance of oneself
大力水手	大力水手	DàlìShuǐshǒu	- Popeye (the Sailor)
大手大脚	大手大腳	dàshǒudàjiǎo	- extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful - wasteful
大提琴手	大提琴手	dàtíqínshǒu	- cellist
大显身手	大顯身手	dàxiǎnshēnshǒu	- (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春	妙手回春	miàoshǒuhuíchūn	- magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure - brilliant doctor
妙手空空	妙手空空	miàoshǒukōngkōng	- petty thief (lit. quick fingered and vanish) - empty-handed - having nothing
小手小脚	小手小腳	xiǎoshǒuxiǎojiǎo	- mean - stingy - to be lacking in boldness - timid
小提琴手	小提琴手	xiǎotíqínshǒu	- violinist - fiddler
左轮手枪	左輪手槍	zuǒlúnshǒuqiāng	- revolver
平板手机	平板手機	píngbǎnshǒujī	- phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet)
徒手搏击	徒手搏擊	túshǒubójī	- arm wrestling
得心应手	得心應手	déxīnyìngshǒu	- lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job - entirely in one's element - going smoothly and easily
微创手术	微創手術	wēichuāngshǒushù	- minimally invasive surgery
心毒手辣	心毒手辣	xīndúshǒulà	- vicious and ruthless
心狠手辣	心狠手辣	xīnhěnshǒulà	- vicious and merciless (idiom)
心灵手巧	心靈手巧	xīnlíngshǒuqiǎo	- capable - clever - dexterous
情同手足	情同手足	qíngtóngshǒuzú	- as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers - deep friendship - closely attached to one another
爱不释手	愛不釋手	àibùshìshǒu	- to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
手下留情	手下留情	shǒuxiàliúqíng	- lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me - Do not judge me too harshly. - Look favorably on my humble efforts.
手不释卷	手不釋卷	shǒubùshìjuàn	- lit. always with a book in hand (idiom) - fig. (of a student or scholar) diligent and hardworking
手到拈来	手到拈來	shǒudàoniánlái	- stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); easy to do
手到擒来	手到擒來	shǒudàoqínlái	- stretch a hand and grab it (idiom); very easy
手写识别	手寫識別	shǒuxiěshíbié	- handwriting recognition
手写辩识	手寫辯識	shǒuxiěbiànshí	- handwriting recognition
手忙脚乱	手忙腳亂	shǒumángjiǎoluàn	- to act with confusion - to be in a flurry - to be flustered
手打字机	手打字機	shǒudǎzìjī	- hand typewriter (as opposed to electric typewriter)
手扳葫芦	手扳葫蘆	shǒubānhúlu	- lever hoist pulley
手抓羊肉	手抓羊肉	shǒuzhuāyángròu	- hand-held mutton (mutton pieces on the bone, eaten with the fingers)
手拉葫芦	手拉葫蘆	shǒulāhúlu	- hand chain pulley block
手提电脑	手提電腦	shǒutídiànnǎo	- portable computer
手摇风琴	手搖風琴	shǒuyáofēngqín	- hand organ - hurdy-gurdy
手搭凉棚	手搭涼棚	shǒudāliángpéng	- to shade one's eyes with one's hand
手板葫芦	手板葫蘆	shǒubǎnhúlu	- lever pulley block
手无寸铁	手無寸鐵	shǒuwúcùntiě	- lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
手舞足蹈	手舞足蹈	shǒuwǔzúdǎo	- hands dance and feet trip (idiom); dancing and gesticulating for joy
手足之情	手足之情	shǒuzúzhīqíng	- brotherly affection
手足口病	手足口病	shǒuzúkǒubìng	- hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children
手足口症	手足口症	shǒuzúkǒuzhèng	- human hand foot and mouth disease, a viral infection
手足无措	手足無措	shǒuzúwúcuò	- at a loss to know what to do (idiom); bewildered
手足亲情	手足親情	shǒuzúqīnqíng	- brotherly kindness
手头现金	手頭現金	shǒutóuxiànjīn	- cash in hand
打成平手	打成平手	dǎchéngpíngshǒu	- to draw (a competition) - to fight to a standstill
拱手旁观	拱手旁觀	gǒngshǒupángguān	- to watch from the sidelines and do nothing (idiom)
拱手相让	拱手相讓	gōngshǒuxiāngràng	- to bow and give way (idiom) - to surrender sth readily
拳击选手	拳擊選手	quánjīxuǎnshǒu	- boxer
拿不出手	拿不出手	nábùchūshǒu	- not presentable - shoddy and too embarrassing to show
指手划脚	指手劃腳	zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo	- to gesticulate while talking (idiom); to explain by waving one's hands - to criticize or give orders summarily - also written 指手畫腳|指手画脚
指手画脚	指手畫腳	zhǐshǒuhuàjiǎo	- to gesticulate while talking (idiom) - to explain by waving one's hands - to criticize or give orders summarily
措手不及	措手不及	cuòshǒubùjí	- no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
插不上手	插不上手	chābushàngshǒu	- to be unable to intervene
援助之手	援助之手	yuánzhùzhīshǒu	- a helping hand
搭把手儿	搭把手兒	dābǎshǒur	- erhua variant of 搭把手[da1 ba3 shou3]
搭脚手架	搭腳手架	dājiǎoshǒujià	- to put up scaffolding
撒手不管	撒手不管	sǎshǒubùguǎn	- to stand aside and do nothing (idiom) - to take no part in
撒手人寰	撒手人寰	sāshǒurénhuán	- to leave one's mortal frame (idiom) - to die
撒手闭眼	撒手閉眼	sāshǒubìyǎn	- to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
携手并肩	攜手並肩	xiéshǒubìngjiān	- hand in hand and shoulder to shoulder
携手同行	攜手同行	xiéshǒutóngxíng	- to walk hand in hand - to cooperate
放手一搏	放手一搏	fàngshǒuyībó	- to put one's all into the fight
放开手脚	放開手腳	fàngkāishǒujiǎo	- to have free rein (idiom)
智能手机	智能手機	zhìnéngshǒujī	- smartphone
有手有脚	有手有腳	yǒushǒuyǒujiǎo	- lit. have hands have feet - to be able bodied (idiom) - to have the ability to work
束手就擒	束手就擒	shùshǒujiùqín	- hands tied and waiting to be captured
束手就毙	束手就斃	shùshǒujiùbì	- hands tied and expecting the worst
束手待毙	束手待斃	shùshǒudàibì	- to wait helplessly for death (idiom) - to resign oneself to extinction
束手待死	束手待死	shùshǒudàisǐ	- hands tied and expecting the worst
束手无策	束手無策	shùshǒuwúcè	- lit. to have one's hands bound and be unable to do anything about it (idiom); fig. helpless in the face of a crisis
棋逢对手	棋逢對手	qíféngduìshǒu	- to be evenly matched - to meet one's match
棋逢敌手	棋逢敵手	qíféngdíshǒu	- see 棋逢對手|棋逢对手[qi2 feng2 dui4 shou3]
机不离手	機不離手	jībùlíshǒu	- to be unable to do without one's cell phone
比手划脚	比手劃腳	bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo	- to gesticulate - to make lively gestures (while talking) - also written 比手畫腳|比手画脚
比手画脚	比手畫腳	bǐshǒuhuàjiǎo	- to gesticulate - to make lively gestures (while talking) - also written 比手劃腳|比手划脚
毛手毛脚	毛手毛腳	máoshǒumáojiǎo	- carelessly and haphazardly - to paw - to grope - to get fresh
洗手不干	洗手不幹	xǐshǒubùgàn	- to totally stop doing something - to reform one's ways
活动扳手	活動扳手	huódòngbānshǒu	- adjustable spanner
炙手可热	炙手可熱	zhìshǒukěrè	- lit. burn your hand, feel the heat (idiom); arrogance of the powerful - a mighty figure no-one dares approach - hot (exciting or in favor)
熟无熟手	熟無熟手	shúwúshúshǒu	- not to notice a familiar sight - blind to sth
烫手山芋	燙手山芋	tàngshǒushānyù	- hot potato - problem - trouble - headache
甩手掌柜	甩手掌櫃	shuǎishǒuzhǎngguì	- lit. arm-flinging shopkeeper - fig. sb who asks others to work but does nothing himself
甩手顿脚	甩手頓腳	shuǎishǒudùnjiǎo	- to fling one's arms and stamp one's feet (in anger or despair)
登机手续	登機手續	dēngjīshǒuxù	- (airport) check-in - boarding formalities
白手起家	白手起家	báishǒuqǐjiā	- to build up from nothing - to start from scratch
眼明手快	眼明手快	yǎnmíngshǒukuài	- sharp-sighted and deft
眼高手低	眼高手低	yǎngāoshǒudī	- to have high standards but little ability - to be fastidious but incompetent (idiom)
碍手碍脚	礙手礙腳	àishǒuàijiǎo	- to be in the way - to be a hindrance
移植手术	移植手術	yízhíshǒushù	- (organ) transplant operation
种子选手	種子選手	zhǒngzixuǎnshǒu	- seeded player
空手而归	空手而歸	kōngshǒuérguī	- to return empty-handed - to fail to win anything
竞选副手	競選副手	jìngxuǎnfùshǒu	- election assistant - running mate
笨手笨脚	笨手笨腳	bènshǒubènjiǎo	- clumsy - all thumbs
管手管脚	管手管腳	guǎnshǒuguǎnjiǎo	- to control in every detail - excessive supervision
缩手缩脚	縮手縮腳	suōshǒusuōjiǎo	- bound hand and foot (idiom); constrained
羊肚手巾	羊肚手巾	yángdùshǒujīn	- (dialect) towel (especially worn as a turban)
美容手术	美容手術	měiróngshǒushù	- cosmetic surgery
胼手胝足	胼手胝足	piánshǒuzhīzú	- with callouses on hands and feet (idiom) - to work one's fingers to the bone
自己动手	自己動手	zìjǐdòngshǒu	- to do (sth) oneself - to help oneself to
自缚手脚	自縛手腳	zìfùshǒujiǎo	- to bind oneself hand and foot
举手之劳	舉手之勞	jǔshǒuzhīláo	- as easy as lifting one's hand (idiom); no effort at all - you only have to lift a finger
举手投足	舉手投足	jǔshǒutóuzú	- lit. to lift a hand or move a leg (idiom); very easy - no effort at all
着手成春	著手成春	zhuóshǒuchéngchūn	- lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom); to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) - to bring back the dead - once it starts, everything goes well
苹果手机	蘋果手機	Píngguǒshǒujī	- Apple phone - iPhone
行家里手	行家裡手	hángjiālǐshǒu	- connoisseur - expert
袖手旁观	袖手旁觀	xiùshǒupángguān	- to watch with folded arms (idiom); to look on without lifting a finger
视同手足	視同手足	shìtóngshǒuzú	- to regard somebody as a brother (idiom)
亲如手足	親如手足	qīnrúshǒuzú	- as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
亲自动手	親自動手	qīnzìdòngshǒu	- to do the job oneself
触手可及	觸手可及	chùshǒukějí	- within reach
赤手空拳	赤手空拳	chìshǒukōngquán	- empty hand, empty fist (idiom); having nothing to rely on - unarmed and defenseless
蹑手蹑脚	躡手躡腳	nièshǒunièjiǎo	- to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)
轻手轻脚	輕手輕腳	qīngshǒuqīngjiǎo	- (to move or do sth) softly and quietly (idiom)
转轮手枪	轉輪手槍	zhuànlúnshǒuqiāng	- revolver (handgun)
连指手套	連指手套	liánzhǐshǒutào	- mittens
连环杀手	連環殺手	liánhuánshāshǒu	- serial killer
游手好闲	遊手好閑	yóushǒuhàoxián	- to idle about
金盆洗手	金盆洗手	jīnpénxǐshǒu	- lit. to wash one's hands in a gold basin (idiom) - fig. to abandon the life of an outlaw
防毒手套	防毒手套	fángdúshǒutào	- protective gloves
隆乳手术	隆乳手術	lóngrǔshǒushù	- breast enlargement operation - boob job
电子手帐	電子手帳	diànzǐshǒuzhàng	- electronic organizer - PDA
非常手段	非常手段	fēichángshǒuduàn	- an emergency measure
革新能手	革新能手	géxīnnéngshǒu	- person of new ideas - innovator
顺手牵羊	順手牽羊	shùnshǒuqiānyáng	- lit. to lead away a goat in passing (idiom); to steal sth under cover of an emergency - to take advantage of a crisis for personal gain
高压手段	高壓手段	gāoyāshǒuduàn	- high-handed (measures) - with a heavy hand
高抬贵手	高抬貴手	gāotáiguìshǒu	- to be generous (idiom) - to be magnanimous - Give me a break!
高高手儿	高高手兒	gāogāoshǒur	- Please do not be too severe on me!
鹿死谁手	鹿死誰手	lùsǐshéishǒu	- to whom the deer falls (idiom); the one to emerge victor (i.e. to seize the empire) - prize winner - champion
龙龛手镜	龍龕手鏡	LóngkānShǒujìng	- see 龍龕手鑑|龙龛手鉴[Long2 kan1 Shou3 jian4]
龙龛手鉴	龍龕手鑑	LóngkānShǒujiàn	- Longkan Shoujian, Chinese character dictionary from 997 AD containing 26,430 entries, with radicals placed into 240 rhyme groups and arranged according to the four tones, and the rest of the characters similarly arranged under each radical
USB手指	USB手指	USBshǒuzhǐ	- USB flash drive - see also 閃存盤|闪存盘[shan3 cun2 pan2]
侠盗猎车手	俠盜獵車手	xiádàolièchēshǒu	- Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
先下手为强	先下手為強	xiānxiàshǒuwéiqiáng	- strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
内六角扳手	內六角扳手	nèiliùjiǎobānshǒu	- Allen key - hex key
剖宫产手术	剖宮產手術	pōugōngchǎnshǒushù	- Cesarean section operation
剖腹产手术	剖腹產手術	pōufùchǎnshǒushù	- Cesarean section operation
婴儿手推车	嬰兒手推車	yīngérshǒutuīchē	- baby buggy
手动变速器	手動變速器	shǒudòngbiànsùqì	- manual gearbox - manual transmission
手脚不干净	手腳不乾淨	shǒujiǎobùgānjìng	- thieving - light-fingered - prone to stealing
杀手级应用	殺手級應用	shāshǒujíyìngyòng	- killer application - killer app
羊肚子手巾	羊肚子手巾	yángdùzishǒujīn	- see 羊肚手巾[yang2 du4 shou3 jin1]
购物手推车	購物手推車	gòuwùshǒutuīchē	- shopping cart
金刚手菩萨	金剛手菩薩	JīngāngshǒuPúsà	- Vajrapani Bodhisattva
开膛手杰克	開膛手傑克	KāitángshǒuJiékè	- Jack the Ripper
鹰手营子矿	鷹手營子礦	Yīngshǒuyíngzikuàng	- Yingshouyingzikuang district of Chengde city 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei
一举手一投足	一舉手一投足	yījǔshǒuyītóuzú	- every little move - every single movement
伸手不见五指	伸手不見五指	shēnshǒubùjiànwǔzhǐ	- pitch-dark (idiom)
心脏搭桥手术	心臟搭橋手術	xīnzàngdāqiáoshǒushù	- coronary bypass operation
手无缚鸡之力	手無縛雞之力	shǒuwúfùjīzhīlì	- without the strength to truss a chicken
手腕式指北针	手腕式指北針	shǒuwànshìzhǐběizhēn	- wrist compass
登机手续柜台	登機手續櫃檯	dēngjīshǒuxùguìtái	- check-in counter
自杀炸弹杀手	自殺炸彈殺手	zìshāzhàdànshāshǒu	- suicide bomber
鹰手营子矿区	鷹手營子礦區	Yīngshǒuyíngzikuàngqū	- Yingshouyingzikuang district of Chengde city 承德市[Cheng2 de2 shi4], Hebei
两手不沾阳春水	兩手不沾陽春水	liǎngshǒubùzhānyángchūnshuǐ	- see 十指不沾陽春水|十指不沾阳春水[shi2 zhi3 bu4 zhan1 yang2 chun1 shui3]
君子动口不动手	君子動口不動手	jūnzǐdòngkǒubùdòngshǒu	- a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
强中自有强中手	強中自有強中手	qiángzhōngzìyǒuqiángzhōngshǒu	- However strong you are, there is always someone stronger - There is always sth more to learn (applied to art or learning). - Never be satisfied to rest on you laurels. - There is no room for complacency.
强将手下无弱兵	強將手下無弱兵	qiángjiàngshǒuxiàwúruòbīng	- there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
手心手背都是肉	手心手背都是肉	shǒuxīnshǒubèidōushìròu	- lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom) - fig. to both be of equal importance - to value both equally
早动手，早收获	早動手，早收穫	zǎodòngshǒu,zǎoshōuhuò	- The sooner you set to work, the sooner you'll reap the rewards. (idiom)
冠状动脉旁通手术	冠狀動脈旁通手術	guānzhuàngdòngmàipángtōngshǒushù	- coronary bypass operation
翻手为云覆手变雨	翻手為雲覆手變雨	fānshǒuwéiyúnfùshǒubiànyǔ	- lit. turning his hand palm up he gathers the clouds, turning his hand palm down he turns them to rain - very powerful and capable (idiom)
一手交钱，一手交货	一手交錢，一手交貨	yīshǒujiāoqián,yīshǒujiāohuò	- lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) - fig. to pay for what you want in cash - simple and direct transaction
人有失手，马有失蹄	人有失手，馬有失蹄	rényǒushīshǒu,mǎyǒushītí	- lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom) - fig. everyone makes mistakes - even the best fall down sometimes
大处着眼，小处着手	大處著眼，小處著手	dàchùzhuóyǎn,xiǎochùzhuóshǒu	- View the big picture while handling the details (idiom).
老鼠拉龟，无从下手	老鼠拉龜，無從下手	lǎoshǔlāguī,wúcóngxiàshǒu	- like mice trying to pull a turtle, nowhere to get a hand grip (idiom) - no clue where to start
冠状动脉旁路移植手术	冠狀動脈旁路移植手術	guānzhuàngdòngmàipánglùyízhíshǒushù	- coronary bypass operation
吃人家的嘴软，拿人家的手短	吃人家的嘴軟，拿人家的手短	chīrénjiādezuǐruǎn,nárénjiādeshǒuduǎn	- lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom) - fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
不怕神一样的对手，就怕猪一样的队友	不怕神一樣的對手，就怕豬一樣的隊友	bùpàshényīyàngdeduìshǒu,jiùpàzhūyīyàngdeduìyǒu	- a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)