dǎo shǒu

倒 手

Level:

SW HSK 5

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v.move from one hand to the other
- tā méi dǎo shǒu yī kǒu qì bǎ xiāng zi tí dào bā lóu
  他没倒手，一口气把箱子提到八楼。
  Without even swapping hands, he carried the suitcase up to the eighth floor in one go.
2
v.(of merchandise, etc.) change hands
- zhè pī huò tā yī dǎo shǒu jiù zhuàn le sān qiān yuán
  这批货他一倒手就赚了三千元。
  As soon as this batch of goods passed through his hands, he made a 3000-yuan profit.
- yòng yín háng de qián mǎi fáng zài bǎ fáng zi chǔ bèi zhe dǎo shǒu mài
  用银行的钱买房，再把房子储备着倒手卖。
  Bank purchases using money, then sell the house reserves to change hands.

Separable word
"倒" and "手" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
- 我一口气把箱子提到五楼，没倒过手。
  I lifted the box to the fifth floor at one go without changing hands.
- 这件古董倒了几手了？
  How many times has this antique been transacted?
- 这些货倒个手，就能卖个好价钱。
  These goods can be sold at a good price by a round transaction.

倒手