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HSK
toilet / lavatory / washroom
HSK 1
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  *手* | 手* | *手
hand / (formal) to hold / person engaged in certain types of work / person skilled in certain types of work / personal(ly) / convenient / classifier for skill / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只
HSK 1
cell phone; mobile phone / CL:
HSK 1
HSK 2
athlete / contestant
HSK 3
to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)
HSK 2
indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant
HSK 4
opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match
HSK 3
singer
HSK 3
to shake hands
HSK 3
procedure / CL: , 個|个 / formalities
HSK 3
method; way; means (of doing sth) / skill; ability / trick; wile
HSK 5
technique / trick / skill
HSK 5
to wave / to beckon
HSK 5
glove / mitten / CL: 雙|双, 隻|只
HSK 4
HSK 3
both hands
HSK 5
working hand; member of a work team; participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手)
HSK 7-9
to part company / to split up / to break up
HSK 4
to set about (a task) / to raise a hand to hit sb / to touch; to handle (typically used in cautioning sb *not* to touch sth)
HSK 5
a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help
HSK 7-9
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
handwork / manual
HSK 4
in hand / (a situation is) in sb's hands
HSK 4
lit. to join hands / to act together
HSK 6
arm / helper
HSK 7-9
to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest
HSK 7-9
handle / grip / knob
HSK 7-9
service charge / processing fee / commission
HSK 6
palm
HSK 7-9
to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task
HSK 7-9
wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill
HSK 7-9
operating room
HSK 7-9
(surgical) operation / surgery / CL: 個|个
HSK 4
murderer / assassin
HSK 6
assistant; helper
HSK 5
conveniently / without extra trouble / while doing it / in passing
HSK 4
to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
manpower / staff / human hand
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
to hand-wash
lit. to hide the sky with one hand / to hide the truth from the masses
to scroll on one's smartphone; to check one's smartphone (for updates on social media etc) / to swipe one's smartphone (as a substitute for a payment card etc)
pistol / CL:
HSK 7-9
personally / with one's own hands
HSK 7-9
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
to begin (with ...) (typically used in a structure such as 從|从 + {noun} + 入手: "to begin with {noun}; to take {noun} as one's starting point") / to receive; to obtain; to buy
HSK 7-9
hand grenade
to take care of a matter all by oneself / to run the whole show
craftmanship / workmanship / handicraft / trade
HSK 7-9
(idiom) sharp-eyed and adroit
smartwatch
SIM card
second-hand car
HSK 7-9
deputy leader / the second-in-command
to shake hands
to have nothing further to do with a matter (idiom)
Yingshouyingzikuang district of Chengde city 承德市, Hebei
lit. at whose hand will the deer die (idiom) / fig. who will emerge victorious
to reach out with one's hand / to hold out a hand / (fig.) to beg / to get involved / to meddle
HSK 7-9
hand and foot / movement of limbs / action / trick / step in a procedure (CL:)
HSK 7-9
thorny (problem) / intractable
HSK 7-9
fingertip / finger
mariner / sailor / seaman
HSK 7-9
second-hand goods / used goods
rival; competitor
phablet (hybrid between a smart phone and a tablet) / CL:
lit. the exertion of lifting one's hand (idiom) / fig. a very slight effort
expert in / good at
HSK 7-9
expert / past master / dab hand
HSK 6
hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
on hand / at hand / one's financial situation
HSK 7-9
(Tw) gift given when visiting sb (esp. a local specialty brought back from one's travels, or a special product of one's own country taken overseas)
lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom) / fig. to pay for what you want in cash / simple and direct transaction
Grand Theft Auto (video game series)
to get involved in / to meddle / interference
HSK 7-9
hand in hand / to join hands / to collaborate
HSK 7-9
one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
to put one's hand to it / to start out on a task / to set out
HSK 7-9
Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app
(hand)bag / hold-all
handicraft
notebook / pocket diary
as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
second-hand smoke
no time to deal with it (idiom); caught unprepared
HSK 7-9
sign language
brotherly kindness
lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me / Do not judge me too harshly. / Look favorably on my humble efforts.
to gesticulate while talking (idiom) / to explain by waving one's hands / to criticize or give orders summarily
HSK 7-9
to fight hand to hand
bracelet
to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth
to take over (duties etc) / catcher (baseball etc)
HSK 7-9
to showcase one's talents; to display one's prowess
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
(of goods) popular / in great demand
killer / murderer / hit man / (sports) formidable player
HSK 7-9
to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth

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