yī bǎ shǒu
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  • 1

    n.party to an undertaking; member

    • wǒ men yī qǐ zuò nǐ yě suàn yī bǎ shǒu

      我们一起一把手

      We will pool our efforts. You are also one of us.

    • gàn zhè ge tā yě néng suàn yī bǎ shǒu

      这个一把手

      He can also be considered a member in this regard.

    • dǎ pái quē yī bǎ shǒu

      打牌一把手

      lack a player for playing cards

  • 2

    n.skilled worker; a good hand; able man

    • shuō dào cì xiù tā kě zhēn shi yī bǎ shǒu

      说到刺绣真是一把手

      She is a capital hand at embroidery.

    • yào shuō mù diāo tā kě yǐ suàn yī bǎ shǒu

      木雕可以一把手

      She can be said to be a crack hand at woodcarving.

    • tā gàn huó kě zhēn shi yī bǎ shǒu

      干活真是一把手

      She is a good hand.

  • 3

    n.first in command; head; chief

    • chéng wéi dǎng zhèng yī bǎ shǒu

      成为党政一把手

      become top Party and government official

    • tā shì wǒ men chǎng li de yī bǎ shǒu

      我们一把手

      He is the head of our factory.

    • xiǎng dāng yī bǎ shǒu

      一把手

      want to act as leader

Word usage

  • "一把手" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
    • 一把手

      one man at the top

    • 一把手

      one man at the top