好手

hǎoshǒu

noun #12,117

Measure Word

一个好手 gè

Meanings

1 expert; skilled person
2 professional; dab hand

Characters

hand; person skilled at something

Examples

她是烹饪好手。

Tā shì pēngrèn hǎoshǒu.

She is an expert cook.

他是修车的好手。

Tā shì xiūchē de hǎoshǒu.

He is a whiz at fixing cars.

Tips

usage

好手 is informal and complimentary. It's used as "X的好手" (expert at X) or directly as a predicate. Similar to 能手 (néngshǒu) and 高手 (gāoshǒu, master).

Stroke Order

好 hǎo

手 shǒu