顺手
shùn shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

顺手
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shùn shǒu
  1. easily
  2. without trouble
  3. while one is at it
  4. in passing
  5. handy

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
Shè shǒu zuò
  1. 1 Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
  2. 2 popular variant of 人馬座|人马座[Rén mǎ zuò]
shǒu
  1. 1 hand
  2. 2 (formal) to hold
  3. 3 person engaged in certain types of work
  4. 4 person skilled in certain types of work
  5. 5 personal(ly)
  6. 6 convenient
  7. 7 classifier for skill
  8. 8 CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
xià shǒu
  1. 1 to start
  2. 2 to put one's hand to
  3. 3 to set about
  4. 4 the seat to the right of the main guest
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
shēn shǒu
  1. 1 to reach out with one's hand
  2. 2 to hold out a hand
  3. 3 (fig.) to beg
  4. 4 to get involved
  5. 5 to meddle
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
dòng shǒu
  1. 1 to set about (a task)
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to punch
  4. 4 to touch
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker
duì shǒu
  1. 1 opponent
  2. 2 rival
  3. 3 competitor
  4. 4 (well-matched) adversary
  5. 5 match

Idioms (20)

一手交钱,一手交货
yī shǒu jiāo qián , yī shǒu jiāo huò
  1. 1 lit. one hand exchanges the cash, the other the goods (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to pay for what you want in cash
  3. 3 simple and direct transaction
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
上下其手
shàng xià qí shǒu
  1. 1 to raise and lower one's hand (idiom); to signal as conspiratorial hint
  2. 2 fig. conspiring to defraud
不怕神一样的对手,就怕猪一样的队友
bù pà shén yī yàng de duì shǒu , jiù pà zhū yī yàng de duì yǒu
  1. 1 a boneheaded teammate can do you more harm than the most formidable opponent (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
先下手为强
xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng
  1. 1 strike first and gain the upper hand (idiom, martial arts term); Making the first move is an advantage.
两手空空
liǎng shǒu kōng kōng
  1. 1 empty-handed (idiom); fig. not receiving anything
吃人家的嘴软,拿人家的手短
chī rén jiā de zuǐ ruǎn , ná rén jiā de shǒu duǎn
  1. 1 lit. the mouth that has been fed by others is soft, the hand that has received doesn't reach (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. one is partial to those from whom presents have been accepted
大手大脚
dà shǒu dà jiǎo
  1. 1 extravagant (idiom); to throw away money by the handful
  2. 2 wasteful
大处着眼,小处着手
dà chù zhuó yǎn , xiǎo chù zhuó shǒu
  1. 1 think of the big picture, start with the little things (idiom)
大显身手
dà xiǎn shēn shǒu
  1. 1 (idiom) fully displaying one's capabilities
妙手回春
miào shǒu huí chūn
  1. 1 magical hands bring the dying back to life (idiom); miracle cure
  2. 2 brilliant doctor
强中自有强中手
qiáng zhōng zì yǒu qiáng zhōng shǒu
  1. 1 however strong you are, there is always someone stronger (idiom)
  2. 2 there is always sth more to learn
  3. 3 never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
  4. 4 there is no room for complacency
强将手下无弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
  1. 1 there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
得心应手
dé xīn yìng shǒu
  1. 1 lit. what the heart wishes, the hand accomplishes (idiom) skilled at the job
  2. 2 entirely in one's element
  3. 3 going smoothly and easily
心狠手辣
xīn hěn shǒu là
  1. 1 vicious and merciless (idiom)
情同手足
qíng tóng shǒu zú
  1. 1 as close as one's hands and feet (idiom); loving one another as brothers
  2. 2 deep friendship
  3. 3 closely attached to one another
爱不释手
ài bù shì shǒu
  1. 1 to love sth too much to part with it (idiom); to fondle admiringly
手下留情
shǒu xià liú qíng
  1. 1 lit. start off leniently (idiom); please do not be too strict with me
  2. 2 Do not judge me too harshly.
  3. 3 Look favorably on my humble efforts.

Sample Sentences

我自己觉得红得莫名其妙,我们后来跟那位明星联系过,他也只是顺手分享,没想到大受欢迎,完全是无心插柳柳成荫。
wǒ zìjǐ juéde hóng de mòmíngqi6miào ,wǒmen hòulái gēn nà wèi míngxīng liánxì guò ,tā yě zhǐshì shùnshǒu fēnxiǎng ,méixiǎngdào dà huānyíng ,wánquán shì wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ cháng yìn 。
Even I think it's a bit bizarre that it took off like it did. Later we contacted the celebrity, and he said he just shared it because it was there, and he didn't think it would get so popular, it really was a completely unexpected success.
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她灵机一动,顺手抓起了一把黄土,照着自己的样子,捏了一个小东西。只不过她给这小东西捏了两条腿来代替尾巴。
tā língjīyīdòng ,shùnshǒu zhuā qǐ le yī bǎ huángtǔ ,zhào zhe zìjǐ de yàngzi ,niē le yī ge xiǎo dōngxi 。zhǐ bùguò tā gěi zhè xiǎo dōngxi niē le liǎng tiáo tuǐ lái dàitì wěiba 。
Suddenly, an idea came to her. She smoothly grabbed a handful of loess and molded a little object in the shape of her own figure, except that she gave this little object two legs in place of a tail.
如果能到他的陵墓里看看就更好了。再顺手拿点儿宝贝出来。
rúguǒ néng dào tā de língmù lǐ kàn kan jiù gèng hǎo le 。zài shùnshǒu ná diǎnr bǎobèi chūlái 。
If we could have a look inside his mausoleum that'd be even better. While we are at it, we could grab a bit of treasure on our way out.
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写起来挺顺手的。这要多谢主编让我自由发挥啊。
xiě qǐlai tǐng shùnshǒu de 。zhè yào duōxiè zhǔbiān ràng wǒ zìyóu fāhuī a 。
It came out quite naturally. I have to thank you for letting me freely express myself.
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