拿
手

Expert in in Chinese: 拿手 (ná shǒu)

ná shǒu

expert in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1expert in
  2. 2good at

Stroke order

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拿
手

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄋㄚˊ

ná

ㄋ/ nㄚ/ aˊ/ second tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 红烧鱼是他最拿手的菜。

    hóng shāo yú shì tā zuì ná shǒu de cài。

    Braised fish is his signature dish.

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Related words

拿

ná

to hold

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

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

举手

jǔ shǒu

to raise a hand

Appears in

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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