手套
shǒu tào
Pinyin

Definition

手套
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shǒu tào
  1. glove
  2. mitten
  3. CL:雙|双[shuāng],隻|只[zhī]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

fēn shǒu
  1. 1 to part company
  2. 2 to split up
  3. 3 to break up
wài tào
  1. 1 coat
  2. 2 jacket
  3. 3 classifier: 件 jiàn
tào
  1. 1 to cover
  2. 2 to encase
  3. 3 cover
  4. 4 sheath
  5. 5 to overlap
  6. 6 to interleave
  7. 7 to model after
  8. 8 to copy
  9. 9 formula
  10. 10 harness
  11. 11 loop of rope
  12. 12 (fig.) to fish for
  13. 13 to obtain slyly
  14. 14 classifier for sets, collections
  15. 15 bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names)
  16. 16 tau (Greek letter Ττ)
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 classifier: 双 shuāng
  9. 9 classifier: 只 zhī
shǒu jī
  1. 1 cell phone
  2. 2 mobile phone
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 支 zhī

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

Sample Sentences

戴手套
dài shǒutào
wear gloves
先戴上手套,不然会弄得手很脏。
xiān dàishàng shǒutào ,bùrán huì nòng de shǒu hěn zāng 。
First put on the gloves, otherwise you'll get your hands all dirty.
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手套,粉红色的。真可爱!
shǒutào ,fěnhóngsè de 。zhēn kě\'ài !
Gloves; pink ones. They're really cute!
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怪不得。下次别忘了戴手套、围巾。
guàibude 。xiàcì bié wàng le dài shǒutào 、wéijīn 。
No wonder. Next time don't forget to wear your gloves and scarf.
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