握
手

To shake hands in Chinese: 握手 (wò shǒu)

wò shǒu

to shake hands

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1to shake hands

Stroke order

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握
手

Zhuyin

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ㄨㄛˋ

wò

ㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

See 握手 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 和我握手。

    hé wǒ wò shǒu。

    Shake my hand.

  • 让我们握手吧。

    ràng wǒ men wò shǒu ba。

    Let's shake hands.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

握

wò

to hold

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

把握

bǎ wò

to grasp (also fig.)

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

掌握

zhǎng wò

to grasp (often fig.)

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