手头
shǒu tóu
Pinyin

Definition

手头
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shǒu tóu
  1. on hand
  2. at hand
  3. one's financial situation

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

其实还是那句话，只要处理得好，什么颜色都漂亮。而且现在家居设计也讲究多元化，最近我手头的好几套房子都采用了这种设计，效果都挺不错的。依我看，你太太喜欢的颜色可以放在卧室里，你喜欢白的就用在书房里好了。
qíshí hái shì nà jù huà ，zhǐyào chǔlǐ de hǎo ，shénme yánsè dōu piàoliang 。érqiě xiànzài jiājū shèjì yě jiǎngjiu duōyuánhuà ，zuìjìn wǒ shǒutóu de hǎojǐ tào fángzi dōu cǎiyòng le zhè zhǒng shèjì ，xiàoguǒ dōu tǐng bùcuò de 。yī wǒ kàn ，nǐ tàitai xǐhuan de yánsè kěyǐ fàng zài wòshì lǐ ，nǐ xǐhuan bái de jiù yòng zài shūfáng lǐ hǎo le 。
Actually, I stand by that old chestnut: as long as you do it right, any color scheme can be pretty. And these days interior designers are really getting into pluralism. Recently I've handled several houses that had that kind of design and the results were all really good. I think the colors your wife likes would be good in the bedroom, and the colors you like would be good for a study.
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也是，那你说自己创业怎么样呢？据说广告这个行业门槛儿挺低的，租个房子，买几台电脑就开张了。我手头上正好有十几万可以作为启动资金。
yěshì ，nà nǐ shuō zìjǐ chuàngyè zěnmeyàng ne ？jùshuō guǎnggào zhège hángyè ménkǎn ér tǐng dī de ，zū gè fángzi ，mǎi jǐ tái diànnǎo jiù kāizhāng le 。wǒ shǒutóu shàng zhènghǎo yǒu shíjǐ wàn kěyǐ zuòwéi qǐdòngzījīn 。
It's true. So what do think of me starting a business? It's said that the requirements for the field of advertising are very low. You just need to rent a place, buy a few computers and then you can begin doing business. I happen to have on hand a few hundred thousand that could be initial capital.
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是嘛，我手头上也有闲置资金，不知道该怎么打理呢，你们有什么消息也跟我说说。
shì ma ，wǒ shǒutóu shàng yě yǒu xiánzhì zījīn ，bù zhīdào gāi zěnme dǎlǐ ne ，nǐmen yǒu shénme xiāoxi yě gēn wǒ shuōshuo 。
Really? I have unused capital on hand and I don't know how to manage it. If you have any information, you should share it with me too.
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我手头没那么多钱，还需要一段时间。
wǒ shǒutóu méi nàme duō qián ，hái xūyào yī duàn shíjiān 。
I don't have that much money on me. I still need some time.
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我现在手头上没有相关数据，但我非常愿意在会后将数据整理好并和你们分享讨论。
wǒ xiànzài shǒutóu shàng méiyǒu xiāngguān shùjù ，dàn wǒ fēicháng yuànyì zài huì hòu jiāng shùjù zhěnglǐ hǎo bìng hé nǐmen fēnxiǎng tǎolùn 。
I don't know the relevant data off the top of my head, but I'd be very happy to go over it with all of you after the meeting.
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是啊，精神文明和物质文明一样重要，而且，现在很多农民工手头宽裕了，精神生活也逐渐���富起来。
shì a ，jīngshén wénmíng hé wùzhì wénmíng yīyàng zhòngyào ，érqiě ，xiànzài hěn duō nóngmíngōng shǒutóu kuānyù le ，jīngshén shēnghuó yě zhújiàn fēngfù qǐlái 。
Yeah, the cultural world is just as important as the material world. Also, these days a lot of migrant workers are better off than in the past. Their cultural lives are gradually becoming richer.
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