Definition & Meaning

1.(of a person) talk with excessive gestures; gesticulate; make gestures

2.throw one's weight around

Word usage

Words with zhi shǒu huà jiao

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo

指 手 画 脚

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IP L1 NHSK 789－3

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1
sl(of a person) talk with excessive gestures; gesticulate; make gestures
- zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo de chàng yán
  指手画脚地畅言
  talk volubly with animated gestures
synonym
zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo指手划脚 bǐ shǒu huà jiǎo比手划脚
2
slthrow one's weight around
- tā duì wǒ de yī zhuó zǒng shì zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo de
  她对我的衣着总是指手画脚的。
  She's always lecturing me about the way I dress.
- guān kàn zhòng yào bǐ sài shí zài yī páng zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo shí fēn bù lǐ mào
  观看重要比赛时在一旁指手画脚十分不礼貌。
  It is rude to kibitz during a serious game.
synonym
pǐn tóu lùn zú品头论足

Word usage

Note
"指手画脚" cannot be written as "指手划脚".

Chinese words with pinyin zhi shǒu huà jiao

zhǐ shǒu huà jiǎo指手划脚gesticulate; make indiscreet remarks or criticisms

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