手下 meaning in English
under one's control or administration; subordinates
7 strokes
Meaning of 手下
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shǒuxià
- under one's control or administration
- subordinates
- (money etc) on hand
- sb's financial means
- when taking action
手下 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
我在她手下工作。
I work under her.
他是我的手下。
He's my underling.
与其让我在他手下干，我宁愿辞职。
I would rather quit than work under him.
Stroke order for each character
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手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
下 xià · down · 3 strokes
- 1
- 2
- 3
Related words
Words that share a character with 手下.
| 坐下 | zuò xia | to sit down |
| 手机 | shǒujī | cell phone; mobile phone |
| 下次 | xià cì | next time |
| 下午 | xiàwǔ | afternoon; p.m. |
| 下车 | xià chē | to get off or out of (a bus, train, car etc) |
| 楼下 | lóu xià | downstairs |
| 下班 | xiàbān | to finish work; to get off work; next service (train, bus etc) |
| 下雨 | xià yǔ | to rain |
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | toilet; lavatory |
| 下课 | xiàkè | to finish class; to get out of class |
| 下边 | xiàbian | under; the underside |
| 一下儿 | yīxiàr | erhua form of 一下[yi1 xia4] |
Questions about 手下
What does 手下 mean?
手下 (shǒuxià) means "under one's control or administration; subordinates".
How do you write 手下?
手下 is made of 2 characters: 手 (4 strokes), 下 (3 strokes). That is 7 strokes in total.