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working hand; member of a work team; participant / the boss (short form of 第一把手)
HSK 7-9
toilet / lavatory / washroom
HSK 1
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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
a skill / mastery of a trade / by oneself / without outside help
HSK 7-9
to obtain / to master / overhand (serve etc) / seat of honor
HSK 2
(idiom) (of a doctor) to effect a miracle cure
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)
there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
arm / helper
HSK 7-9
hand grenade
indirectly acquired / second-hand (information, equipment etc) / assistant
HSK 4
to take care of a matter all by oneself / to run the whole show
to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest
HSK 7-9
(idiom) sharp-eyed and adroit
smartwatch
SIM card
athlete / contestant
HSK 3
deputy leader / the second-in-command
to shake hands
handle / grip / knob
HSK 7-9
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
fingertip / finger
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
palm
HSK 7-9
to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task
HSK 7-9
hands and feet / (fig.) brothers / retinue, henchmen, accomplices
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) (Tw)
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)
one's every movement (idiom) / comportment / gestures
wrist / trickery / finesse / ability / skill
HSK 7-9
operating room
HSK 7-9
Kuaishou, Chinese social video sharing app
(hand)bag / hold-all
to raise a hand / to put up one's hand (as signal)
HSK 2
handicraft
notebook / pocket diary
as close as brothers (idiom); deep friendship
second-hand smoke
method; way; means (of doing sth) / skill; ability / trick; wile
HSK 5
opponent / rival / competitor / (well-matched) adversary / match
HSK 3
sign language
technique / trick / skill
HSK 5
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 fight hand to hand
bracelet
to swing one's arms / to wash one's hands of sth
to showcase one's talents; to display one's prowess
manpower / staff / human hand
HSK 7-9
(idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
(of goods) popular / in great demand
to manipulate dishonestly; to tamper with sth
instrumental performer
singer
HSK 3
miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
to shake hands
HSK 3
one's two hands / two prongs (of a strategy) / both aspects, eventualities etc / skills / expertise
HSK 6
right hand / right-hand side
pistol / CL:
HSK 7-9
to take notes / one's notes
flashlight / electric hand torch
(idiom) teeming with experts
violinist; fiddler
helper; assistant
racing driver (in a car race); rider (in a motorcycle or bicycle race) / (Tw) low-level operative in a scam syndicate
mafia
hand cream / hand lotion
to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand
personally / with one's own hands
HSK 7-9
trolley / cart / barrow / handcart / wheelbarrow / baby buggy
master / famous artist or sportsman
to wave / to beckon
HSK 5
to take possession of / to get hold of
easily obtained / readily available
hand foot and mouth disease, HFMD, caused by a number of intestinal viruses, usually affecting young children
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
accordion
lit. to move one's hands and feet about (idiom) / fig. to dance about / to express one's feelings in body language / to gesture animatedly / (TCM) involuntary movements of the limbs
the role an actor plays best (idiom) / (fig.) one's specialty / one's forte
archer / shooter / marksman / (football etc) striker
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
cart
executioner / headsman / slaughterer / fig. indiscriminate murderer
to wash one's hands / to go to the toilet
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
specialty (dish)
lit. to join hands / to act together
HSK 6
second-hand house / house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless
on hand / at hand

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