舵
手

Helmsman in Chinese: 舵手 (duò shǒu)

duò shǒu

helmsman

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1helmsman

Stroke order

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舵
手

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄨㄛˋ

duò

ㄉ/ dㄨ/ uㄛ/ oˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 船上的舵手稳稳地把着方向。

    chuán shàng de duò shǒu wěn wěn dì bǎ zhe fāng xiàng。

    The helmsman on the ship steadily held the course.

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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

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

歌手

gē shǒu

singer

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