双手
shuāng shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

双手
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shuāng shǒu
  1. both hands

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

分手
fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
射手座
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]
手
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]
手机
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 CL:部[bù],支[zhī]
一手
yī shǒu
  1. 1 a skill
  2. 2 mastery of a trade
  3. 3 by oneself
  4. 4 without outside help
上手
shàng shǒu
  1. 1 to obtain
  2. 2 to master
  3. 3 overhand (serve etc)
  4. 4 seat of honor
下手
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
二手
èr shǒu
  1. 1 indirectly acquired
  2. 2 second-hand (information, equipment etc)
  3. 3 assistant
二手房
èr shǒu fáng
  1. 1 second-hand house
  2. 2 house acquired indirectly through a middle-man
人手
rén shǒu
  1. 1 manpower
  2. 2 staff
  3. 3 human hand
伸手
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
凶手
xiōng shǒu
  1. 1 murderer
  2. 2 assassin
入手
rù shǒu
  1. 1 to begin
  2. 2 to set one's hand to
出手
chū shǒu
  1. 1 to dispose of
  2. 2 to spend (money)
  3. 3 to undertake a task
到手
dào shǒu
  1. 1 to take possession of
  2. 2 to get hold of
助手
zhù shǒu
  1. 1 assistant
  2. 2 helper
动手
dòng shǒu
  1. 1 to set about (a task)
  2. 2 to hit
  3. 3 to punch
  4. 4 to touch
右手
yòu shǒu
  1. 1 right hand
  2. 2 right-hand side
射手
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker
对手
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

我是上过一堂课以后才爱上陶艺的，把泥土透过自己的双手塑成一个有个性的器物，对着它看越久，心情越平静。
wǒ shì shàng guò yī táng kè yǐhòu cái ài shàng táoyì de ，bǎ nítǔ tòuguò zìjǐ de shuāngshǒu sùchéng yī ge yǒu gèxìng de qìwù ，duì zhe tā kàn Yuè jiǔ ，xīnqíng Yuè píngjìng 。
I took a class before I fell in love with pottery, shaping clay into an ornament with personality with your own two hands. The more you look at it, the calmer you feel inside.
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各位同学好！来，首先我们揉土，让湿度均匀一些，等会儿在拉胚机上才不容易歪斜。我们先把这块泥放在拉胚器的正中间，双手沾水，这样能起润滑的作用。手势只要稳定不晃动，随着转盘的转动，马上就能变成正圆形了。
gèwèi tóngxué hǎo ！lái ，shǒuxiān wǒmen róu tǔ ，ràng shīdù jūnyún yīxiē ，děng huǐr zài lāpēijī shàng cái bù róngyì wāixié 。wǒmen xiān bǎ zhè kuài ní fàng zài lāpēiqì de zhèngzhōngjiān ，shuāngshǒu zhān shuǐ ，zhèyàng néng qǐ rùnhuá de zuòyòng 。shǒushì zhǐyào wěndìng bù huàngdòng ，suízhe zhuànpán de zhuǎndòng ，mǎshàng jiù néng biànchéng zhèngyuánxíng le 。
Hello class! Come, first rub the clay to spread the moisture evenly. In this way the clay will be less likely to warp on the pottery wheel in a bit. First we put the lump of clay in the exact centre of the pottery wheel, then dip both hand in water to lubricate them. Your hands should stay stable, without shaking, as the disk spins the clay should immediately take on a circular shape.
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请大家选择最舒适的坐姿坐到垫子上，挺直腰背，双手食指抵住拇指做成瑜伽的智慧手印放到双腿上。
qǐng dàjiā xuǎnzé zuì shūshì de zuòzī zuò dào diànzi shàng ，tǐngzhí yāo bèi ，shuāngshǒu shízhǐ dǐ zhù mǔzhǐ zuòchéng yújiā de zhìhuì shǒuyìn fàngdào shuāngtuǐ shàng 。
Please select your most comfortable sitting position and sit on a mat. Straighten your back. Press your forfigners against your thumbs, make the yogic hand of wisdom, and place them on your thighs.
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张开双手变成翅膀守护你
zhāngkāi shuāngshǒu biànchéng chìbǎng shǒuhù nǐ
Spreading my arms wide, becoming wings to protect you
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室内一氧化碳的浓度越来越高，李探长一边咳嗽一边背过身，双手扶着手机。
shìnèi yīyǎnghuàtàn de nóngdù yuèláiyuè gāo ，Lǐ tànzhǎng yībiān késou yībiān bèiguò shēn ，shuāngshǒu fú zhe shǒujī 。
The density of carbon monoxide in the room was growing. Detective Li, coughing, turned around as he cradled his cell phone with both hands.
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风中挥舞狂乱的双手
fēng zhōng huīwǔ kuángluàn de shuāngshǒu
In the wind, I brandish my two hands passionately
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好啊，我举双手赞成。
hǎo a ，wǒ jǔ shuāngshǒu zànchéng 。
OK. You've got my full support.
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顿时，孙悟空双手扶头，双脚无力，痛得在地上打滚。
dùnshí ，Sūn Wùkōng shuāngshǒu fú tóu ，shuāngjiǎo wúlì ，tòng de zài dìshang dǎgǔn 。
At once, Monkey was holding his head in his hands, his legs powerless as he rolled around on the ground in pain.
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你看他们见了城管就跟老鼠见了猫似的，靠自己的双手挣点辛苦钱还要提心吊胆的，这叫什么事吗？
nǐ kàn tāmen jiàn le chéngguǎn jiù gēn lǎoshǔ jiàn le māo shìde ，kào zìjǐ de shuāngshǒu zhèng diǎn xīnkǔqián hái yào tíxīndiàodǎn de ，zhè jiào shénme shì ma ？
Look, whenever they see a city management officer, they're like a mouse seeing a cat. Relying on no one but themselves, working hard with their own two hands for a measly sum of money, yet they still have to live in fear - do you call that fair?
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请大家盘起双腿，双手放在两膝上，收起下巴，闭上眼睛。
qǐng dàjiā pán qǐ shuāngtuǐ ，shuāngshǒu fàng zài liǎng xī shàng ，shōu qǐ xiàba ，bì shàng yǎnjing 。
Everyone, please sit in the lotus position and place your hands on your knees. Pull your chins in and close your eyes.
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