手
势

Gesture in Chinese: 手势 (shǒu shì)

shǒu shì

gesture

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 手勢1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1gesture
  2. 2sign
  3. 3signal

Stroke order

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手
势

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

手势

Simplified

手勢

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他用手势告诉我快点过来。

    tā yòng shǒu shì gào sù wǒ kuài diǎn guò lái。

    He gestured for me to come over quickly.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

握手

wò shǒu

to shake hands

对手

duì shǒu

opponent

趋势

qū shì

trend

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

手续

shǒu xù

procedure

手指

shǒu zhǐ

finger

形势

xíng shì

circumstances

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