高手
gāo shǒu
Pinyin

Definition

高手
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gāo shǒu
  1. expert
  2. past master
  3. dab hand

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
shè shǒu
  1. 1 archer
  2. 2 shooter
  3. 3 marksman
  4. 4 (football etc) striker
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 classifier: 双 shuāng
  9. 9 classifier: 只 zhī
手机
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
一见高低
yī jiàn gāo dī
  1. 1 lit. to fight it out with sb to see who is best (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to cross swords with
  3. 3 to lock horns
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)

Sample Sentences

我也就是随便说说，平时练练也当是强身健体，怎么敢在这些功夫高手面前耍大刀呢？
wǒ yějiùshì suíbiàn shuōshuo ，píng shí liànlian yě dàng shì qiángshēnjiàntǐ ，zěnme gǎn zài zhè xiē gōngfu gāoshǒu miànqián shuǎ dàdāo ne ？
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现在哪有事事如意的工作呢？你不要“眼高手低”了。
xiànzài nǎ yǒu shìshìrúyì de gōngzuò ne ？nǐ bùyào “yǎngāoshǒudī ”le 。
Nowadays, where can you find work that is exactly what you wish for? You shouldn't have high standards that your abilities can't match.
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这可是四年一次的奥运会，能进入决赛的都是高手中的高手。（嘀--）快看，开始了。
zhè kěshì sì nián yīcì de Àoyùnhuì ，néng jìnrù juésài de dōu shì gāoshǒu zhōng de gāoshǒu 。（dī --）kuài kàn ，kāishǐ le 。
The Olympics only happen once every four years; those who make it to the finals are the best of the best. (Beep) Look, it's started.
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别拦他，他这种啊就是典型的眼高手低，啃老族！
bié lán tā ，tā zhèzhǒng a jiùshì diǎnxíng de yǎngāoshǒudī ，kěnlǎozú ！
Don't get in his way. He's just an aims high, but falls short type that leeches off his parents!
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高手！一看书名就知道。
gāoshǒu ！yī kàn shūmíng jiù zhīdào 。
You're good! One look at the title, and you know what it's about.
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好，我也是很长时间没打过台球了，特别是跟高手过招。
hǎo ，wǒ yě shì hěn cháng shíjiān méi dǎ guo táiqiú le ，tèbié shì gēn gāoshǒu guòzhāo 。
All right. I haven't played billiards in quite some time, especially with such a shark.
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真不错，高手就是高手，底袋瞄得可真准。
zhēn bùcuò ，gāoshǒu jiùshì gāoshǒu ，dǐdài miáo de kě zhēn zhǔn 。
Hey pretty nice. A shark is a shark, your aim on the corner pocket is really accurate.
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北大多神圣啊，历史悠久，都是高手，我崇拜死他们了。
Běidà duō shénshèng a ，lìshǐ yōujiǔ ，dōu shì gāoshǒu ，wǒ chóngbài sǐ tāmen le 。
Beijing University is so revered, and has such a long history. Everyone there is so top notch--I'm in awe of them.
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