交手

jiāoshǒu

verb #15,906

Meanings

1 to fight hand to hand
2 to engage in combat
3 to cross swords

Characters

to exchange; to cross

Examples

两位高手终于交手了。

Liǎng wèi gāoshǒu zhōngyú jiāoshǒu le.

The two masters finally engaged in combat.

我们以前在比赛中交过手。

Wǒmen yǐqián zài bǐsài zhōng jiāo guò shǒu.

We've competed against each other before.

Tips

usage

Can describe both physical fights and figurative contests (debates, business competition, sports). 交过手 means 'have fought/competed before' and implies familiarity with the opponent.

Stroke Order

交 jiāo

手 shǒu