指
手
画
脚

To gesticulate while talking (idiom) in Chinese: 指手画脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo)

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 指手畫腳1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to gesticulate while talking (idiom)
  2. 2to explain by waving one's hands
  3. 3to criticize or give orders summarily

Stroke order

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指
手
画
脚

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄓˇ

zhǐ

ㄓ/ zhˇ/ third tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

ㄏㄨㄚˋ

huà

ㄏ/ hㄨ/ uㄚ/ aˋ/ fourth tone

ㄐㄧㄠˇ

jiǎo

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ iㄠ/ aoˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

指手画脚

Simplified

指手畫腳

Traditional

Example sentences

See 指手画脚 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 他总是对别人的工作指手画脚。

    tā zǒng shì duì bié rén de gōng zuò zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo。

    He is always bossing others around about their work.

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Related words

画

huà

to draw

脚

jiǎo

foot

指

zhǐ

finger

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

戒指

jiè zhi

(finger) ring

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

手术

shǒu shù

(surgical) operation

手套

shǒu tào

glove

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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