顺
手

Easily in Chinese: 顺手 (shùn shǒu)

shùn shǒu

easily

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 順手1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1easily
  2. 2without trouble
  3. 3while one is at it
  4. 4in passing
  5. 5handy

Stroke order

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顺
手

Zhuyin

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ㄕㄨㄣˋ

shùn

ㄕ/ shㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕㄡˇ

shǒu

ㄕ/ shㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

顺手

Simplified

順手

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 出门时顺手把灯关了。

    chū mén shí shùn shǒu bǎ dēng guān le。

    Turn off the light on your way out.

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Related words

手

shǒu

hand

顺

shùn

to obey

手表

shǒu biǎo

wristwatch

手机

shǒu jī

cell phone

顺便

shùn biàn

conveniently

顺利

shùn lì

smoothly

顺序

shùn xù

sequence

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

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