一手

yìshǒu

adjective HSK 7-9 #11,018

Meanings

HSK 4

这是一手消息。

Zhè shì yìshǒu xiāoxi.

This is firsthand information.

HSK 6

这件事是他一手策划的。

Zhè jiàn shì shì tā yìshǒu cèhuà de.

This whole thing was planned single-handedly by him.

HSK 7-9

他做菜的手艺真有一手。

Tā zuòcài de shǒuyì zhēn yǒu yìshǒu.

He really has a knack for cooking.

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.

一 yī

手 shǒu