一
把
手

Working hand in Chinese: 一把手 (yī bǎ shǒu)

yī bǎ shǒu

working hand

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1working hand; member of a work team; participant
  2. 2the boss (short form of 手)

Stroke order

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一
把
手

Zhuyin

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ㄧ

yī

ㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄚˇ

bǎ

ㄅ/ bㄚ/ aˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 他是我们公司的一把手，说了算。

    tā shì wǒ men gōng sī de yì bǎ shǒu， shuō le suàn。

    He is the top boss of our company and has the final say.

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Related words

一

yī

one

把

bǎ

to hold

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

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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