手动 meaning in English

shǒudòng

manual; manually operated

HSK 7-9adjectiveTraditional 手動10 strokes

Meaning of 手动

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǒudòng
  1. manual
  2. manually operated
  3. manual gear-change

手动 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

您nín现xiàn已yǐ切qiè换huàn至zhì手shǒu动dòng呼hū吸xī模mó式shì。
You are now breathing manually.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

手 shǒu · hand · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

动 dòng · to move · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

Related words

Words that share a character with 手动.

手机shǒujīcell phone; mobile phone
动作dòngzuòmovement; motion; action; to act; to move
洗手间xǐshǒujiāntoilet; lavatory
行动xíngdòngoperation; action
动物dòngwùanimal
活动huódòngto exercise; to move about; to work out; shaky; unsteady; loose (tooth etc)
运动yùndòngto move; to exercise
感动gǎndòngto move (sb); to touch (sb emotionally)
手表shǒubiǎowristwatch
动物园dòngwùyuánzoo
举手jǔshǒuto raise a hand; to put up one's hand (as signal)
手指shǒuzhǐfinger

Questions about 手动

What does 手动 mean?

手动 (shǒudòng) means "manual; manually operated" and is used as a adjective.

How do you write 手动?

手动 is made of 2 characters: 手 (4 strokes), 动 (6 strokes). That is 10 strokes in total.

Is 手动 an HSK word?

Yes. 手动 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 手动 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 手动 is written 手動.