shǒu shì
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Chinese dictionary
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  • n.signal; (hand) gesture

    • jiāo tōng jǐng chá dǎ shǒu shì zhǐ huī chē liàng

      交通警察手势指挥车辆

      The traffic policeman directs traffic with hand signals.

    • wǒ kàn dào tā xiàng wǒ men zuò shǒu shì

      看到我们手势

      I saw him making signs at us.

    • wǒ men wán shàn le yī tào shǒu shì xìn hào

      我们完善手势信号

      We perfected a hand-signal system.

    • dǎ shǒu shì

      手势

      make a gesture

    • mǎ lì fēng kuáng de xiàng tā men dǎ shǒu shì dàn tā men méi zhù yì dào

      玛丽疯狂他们手势他们注意

      Mary signalled wildly at them, but they didn't notice.

Word usage

  • "手势" is often matched with measure word "个"or"种".
    • 手势

      one gesture

    • 手势

      one kind of gesture