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指手画脚 (zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo) – to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

to gesticulate while talking (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 指手畫腳0 example sentences

Definitions

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

Simplified & traditional

指手画脚

Simplified

指手畫腳

Traditional

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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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