一
手

A skill in Chinese: 一手 (yī shǒu)

yī shǒu

a skill

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1a skill
  2. 2mastery of a trade
  3. 3by oneself
  4. 4without outside help

Stroke order

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一
手

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事是他一手办成的。

    zhè jiàn shì shì tā yì shǒu bàn chéng de。

    This matter was accomplished single-handedly by him.

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Related words

一

yī

one

手

shǒu

hand

第一

dì yī

first

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

一般

yī bān

same

一边

yī biān

one side

一定

yī dìng

surely

一共

yī gòng

altogether

一样

yī yàng

same

一直

yī zhí

straight (in a straight line)

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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