一手

yīshǒu

adjective HSK 7 #11,018

Meanings

1 firsthand
2 single-handedly
3 a skill or trick

Characters

Examples

这是一手消息。

Zhè shì yīshǒu xiāoxi.

This is firsthand information.

这件事是他一手策划的。

Zhè jiàn shì shì tā yīshǒu cèhuà de.

This whole thing was planned single-handedly by him.

他做菜的手艺真有一手。

Tā zuòcài de shǒuyì zhēn yǒu yīshǒu.

He really has a knack for cooking.

Tips

usage

一手 has multiple uses: 一手资料/消息 (firsthand data/news), 一手策划 (single-handedly planned), 有一手 (have a special skill). Context determines the meaning.

Stroke Order

一 yī

手 shǒu