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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
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
to wave / to beckon
HSK 5
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
lit. to join hands / to act together
HSK 6
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
to dispose of / to spend (money) / to undertake a task
HSK 7-9
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
personally / with one's own hands
HSK 7-9
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
deputy leader / the second-in-command
to shake hands
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
thorny (problem) / intractable
HSK 7-9
mariner / sailor / seaman
HSK 7-9
rival; competitor
expert in / good at
HSK 7-9
expert / past master / dab hand
HSK 6
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
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
to fight hand to hand
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 go smoothly; to come off; to succeed
HSK 7-9
instrumental performer
miraculous hands of a healer / highly skilled person / brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋
right hand / right-hand side
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
to let go one's hold / to give up / to have a free hand
master / famous artist or sportsman
first-hand
HSK 7-9
to take possession of / to get hold of
to deliberately withhold essential knowledge or skills as strategic insurance (typically to maintain leverage, avoid being replaced, or preserve authority in hierarchical relationships)
archer / shooter / marksman / (football etc) striker
left and right hands / (fig.) capable assistant / right-hand man
executioner / headsman / slaughterer / fig. indiscriminate murderer
to wash one's hands / to go to the toilet
helmsman
HSK 7-9
to relinquish one's grip / to let go
V sign (hand gesture)
a gentleman uses his mouth and not his fist
multitalented person; versatile person; all-rounder
Popeye (the Sailor)
to join hands / hand in hand
guitar player
boxer
to stop; to pull back
boxer
a flag carrier (army) / ensign
handrail / armrest
left hand; left-hand side
empty-handed / unarmed / (painting, embroidery etc) without following a model / (abbr. for 空手道) karate
with one's hands clasped behind one's back
as an incidental action while doing sth else; while one is at it; in passing / smooth; easy; without difficulty
HSK 7-9
gunman / sharpshooter / sb who takes an exam for sb else / sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
boxer
catcher
expert
to hold hands
to be idle
(fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand / (Tw) mechanic / blue-collar worker / manual laborer
HSK 7-9
new hand / novice / raw recruit
HSK 7-9
to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done
one hand / single-handed
with bare hands / unarmed / fighting hand-to-hand / freehand (drawing)
malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand
skill / talent / agility
a slip / miscalculation / unwise move / accidentally / by mistake / to lose control / to be defeated
(idiom) to like sth so much that one is reluctant to put it down; to find sth utterly irresistible
HSK 7-9
manicure
to let go of sth / to give up
to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair
(idiom) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger
opponent / substantial adversary / worthy match / antagonist / in the enemy's hands

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