Meaning of 一手
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yīshǒu
- a skill
- mastery of a trade
- by oneself
- without outside help
一手 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
他写得一手好字。
He writes Chinese characters very well.
给我们弹一手。
Play us a tune.
她写了一手漂亮的好字。
She writes a very good hand.
我爸爸能做一手好菜,我很自豪。
I'm proud that my father is a good cook.
在泰国,照顾子女不是父亲的责任,而是由母亲一手包办的。
In Thailand, bringing up the children isn't the father's responsibility; it's entirely up to the mother.
Stroke order for each character
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一 yī · one · 1 strokes
- 1
手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Related words
Words that share a character with 一手.
| 一起 | yīqǐ | (in) the same place; together; in company (with) |
| 一样 | yīyàng | same; like |
| 一些 | yīxiē | some; a few; a little; (following an adjective) slightly ...er |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 一半 | yībàn | half |
| 一边 | yībiān | one side; either side |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
Questions about 一手
What does 一手 mean?
一手 (yīshǒu) means "a skill; mastery of a trade" and is used as a noun and adverb.
How do you write 一手?
一手 is made of 2 characters: 一 (1 strokes), 手 (4 strokes). That is 5 strokes in total.
Is 一手 an HSK word?
Yes. 一手 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.