( 本领 ) skill

start

assistant

compete ⇒ 我和他还从未交过手。 Wǒ hé tā hái cóngwèi jiāoguo shǒu. → I've never competed against him.

manpower ⇒ 缺人手 quē rénshǒu → lack the manpower

( 伸出手 ) hold out one's hand ( pt , pp held )

at one's fingertips

( 换手 ) swap hands ⇒ 他倒着手拎行李。 Tā dǎozhe shǒu līn xíngli. → He swapped the suitcase from one hand to the other.

begin ( pt began ) , pp begun ⇒ 教学应该从培养孩子兴趣入手。 Jiàoxué yīnggāi cóng péiyǎng háizi xìngqù rùshǒu. → Education should begin with encouraging the child's interests.

murderer

( 卖出 ) sell ( pt , pp sold )

( 告别 ) say goodbye ( pt , pp said )

assistant

( 开始做 ) get to work

assistant

way out

national champion

( 表示恭敬 ) stand to attention ( pt , pp stood )

let ... slip ( pt , pp let ) ⇒ 我失手打破了花瓶。 Wǒ shīshǒu dǎpòle huāpíng. → I let the vase slip and it broke. ⇒ 上届奥运会冠军意外失手,卫冕失败。 Shàngjiè Àoyùnhuì guànjūn yìwài shīshǒu, wèimiǎn shībài. → The previous Olympic champion let the contest slip through his fingers and lost the title. ⇒ 他失手打了哥哥。 Tā shīshǒu dǎle gēge. → He lost control and hit his brother.

expert

( 指比赛 ) opponent

on the way ⇒ 出门时就手关灯。 Chūmén shí jiùshǒu guān dēng. → Can you turn off the lights on your way out?

assistant

draw ⇒ 我看这场拳击会成平手。 Wǒ kàn zhè chǎng quánjī huì chéng píngshǒu. → I think the fight will end in a draw.

talent

unarmed

succeed

subordinate

( 记录本 ) handbook

sign

to hand ⇒ 我手头没有你要的这本书。 Wǒ shǒutóu méiyǒu nǐ yào de zhè běn shū. → I don't have the book you need to hand.

glove ⇒ 一副手套 yī fù shǒutào → a pair of gloves

craft ⇒ 这个包全凭手工。 Zhège bāo quán píng shǒugōng. → The bag is completely hand-made.

( 指手 ) palm

feel ⇒ 真丝面料手感很好。 Zhēnsī miànliào shǒugǎn hěn hǎo. → This silk has a really nice feel.

finger

palm

portable

operation

mobile phone ( 英 ) cell phone ( 美 )

pistol

( 方法 ) method

luck

technique

masturbate

manuscript

( 手迹 ) handwriting

( 指不随便花钱 ) stingy

toilet paper

handkerchief